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PARIS, Aug 9 (KUNA) -- The French military increased deployments of troops on domestic security and guard duties, bringing the total number of forces in this capacity to 13,000, Defence Minister Florency Parly said on Friday.

According to the French newspaper L'Opinion, French Defense Minister Florence Parly hinted in a speech she made last week marking the deportation of French Jews during World War II that Dreyfus might be promoted posthumously.

Defence Minister Florence Parly would reveal details of the funding at a later date, he added.

In a meeting with President Michel Aoun, Florence Parly said France was ready to help the Army in accordance with the Rome II conference, held in March 2018 to strengthen Lebanon's security institutions.

FRENCH Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly made a splash with her speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore at the start of the month.

Speaking at the 2019 Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly said Paris would address the issue with its own "steady, non-confrontational but obstinate way." "We will continue to sail more than twice a year in the South China Sea," Parly said in her speech.

French Defense Minister Florence Parly told lawmakers on Tuesday that she had no information on the shipment, but added that France must respect its alliance with the kingdom in any case.

French Defence Minister Florence Parly and her Cypriot counterpart Savvas Angelides held discussions in Paris.