Sébastien Lecornu is “perfectly legitimate and effective” for the tour in the region, says Renaissance MP Thomas Gassilloud

The Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, will be on a diplomatic tour of the Middle East, and will go to Israel on Friday November 17 to explain France’s position in the conflict. Does it lack clarity? “No, she needs to be reminded. This is the first time since the 2000s that a Minister of the Armed Forces will visit Israel. He is going there at the request of the President of the Republic, and taking into account the situation, we constantly need to discuss to try to find solutions together”, reacted Thomas Gassilloud, Renaissance deputy from Rhône and president of the National Defense and Armed Forces Commission in the Assembly. And this, “first to free the hostages”Then “to find solutions for the future [du] conflict”he detailed.

“A very good expert on the file”

Shouldn’t the Minister of Foreign Affairs lead the discussions? “We are acting on several fronts. Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs had discussions with her Iranian counterpart, she cannot [y] be at the same time for scheduling reasons. Furthermore, Sébastien Lecornu is very knowledgeable about the file. In each embassy, ​​we have a Defense Attaché, the Ministry of the Armed Forces has its own capabilities through the DGRIS. So Sébastien Lecornu is perfectly legitimate and efficient to go on this tour”clarified Thomas Gassilloud.