The Minister of National Defense in the caretaker government, Maurice Sleem, praised the "ongoing coordination between UNIFIL and the army in all activities and the mutual trust between the international force and the local population." During his meeting with the Head of the Peacekeeping Evaluation Section at the United Nations, Srilata Rayou, accompanied by a delegation to assess the work of the international force operating in southern Lebanon (UNIFIL) and ways to improve it, he highly valued the work and sacrifices of the international force in the south.