The government will on Thursday discuss a proposal from the Foreign Ministry to establish a European civil-military mission in Lebanon for a three-year period, al-Akhbar newspaper reported.

The mission aims to "contribute to the full implementation of Resolution 1701 (2006), assist the government in strengthening state institutions and authority, and consolidate the state's monopoly on the use of force by supporting the Lebanese Armed Forces and the Internal Security Forces in asserting control over all Lebanese territory," the report said.