Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Wednesday met French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian, Saudi envoy Yazid bin Farhan and ambassadors including from the US, Egypt and Qatar, discussing preparations for "a conference to support the Lebanese army and internal security forces", presidency spokeswoman Najat Charafeddine said.

"It was decided to hold the conference in Paris on March 5, to be opened by French President Emmanuel Macron," she said at the presidential palace.

French foreign ministry spokesperson Pascal Confavreux said that in addition to the conference, Le Drian addressed "the reinforcement" of the committee monitoring the year-long ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, which France is a part of.

He also discussed "the implementation of the Lebanese Armed Forces' plan" tackling "the disarmament of Hezbollah", the spokesman said.

Under US pressure and fearing expanded Israeli strikes, Lebanon has committed to disarming the Iran-backed Hezbollah, which was badly weakened in more than a year of hostilities with Israel that largely ended in late 2024.

Last week, Lebanon's army said it had completed the first phase of its plan to disarm the group, covering the area south of the Litani river, around 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the Israeli border.

A plan for the disarmament north of the Litani is to be presented to cabinet next month.

Israel, which accuses Hezbollah or rearming, has criticised the army's progress as insufficient, while Hezbollah has rejected calls to surrender its weapons.

Lebanon's army has dismantled tunnels and other military infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah near the Israeli border in recent months, seizing weapons and ammunition, despite its limited capacities.

Despite the ceasefire, Israel has kept up regular strikes on Lebanon, usually saying it is targeting Hezbollah, and has maintained troops in five south Lebanon areas it deems strategic.