French Embassy Commemorates Armistice Day

French Ambassador to Lebanon, Bruno Foucher, celebrated on Saturday the commemoration of the "Truce of November 11, 1918," during a ceremony held in the French military cemetery in Beirut.

Speaking at the ceremony, Foucher said, "Our work in Lebanon is always inspired by our mutual love for peace and reconciliation. Let us unite our efforts and work together to defend this tormented region."

Ambassadors of the United States Elizabeth Richard, European Union Christina Lassen, Canada Emmanuelle Lamoureux, Russia Alexander Zasypkin, U.K. Chris Rampling, Romania Victor Mercia, Belgium Hubert Cooreman, Morocco Mohammad Krin and Karim Boudali from Tunisia attended the ceremony.

Armistice Day in France on the 11th of November is widely marked in Europe and North America and may also be called Remembrance Day or Veterans Day.

It marks the signing of the armistice between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France, which ended hostilities on the Western Front of World War I.