Investing.com -- The French Defense Minister, Sebastien Lecornu, has recently had a phone conversation with his U.S. counterpart, Pete Hegseth. As per Lecornu’s post on a social media platform on Friday, the discussion included the joint efforts of both countries to safeguard the freedom of navigation in the Red Sea.

In addition to this, the two defense ministers also conversed about maintaining the ceasefire in Lebanon. These discussions underscore the ongoing cooperation between the U.S. and France in managing international security issues. This information was released by Lecornu himself via a social media post on Friday.

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