Argentina withdraws three officers from UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon

GENEVA (Reuters) - Argentina has notified the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon that it is withdrawing three of its officers, a UNIFIL spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday.

"Correct. Argentina has asked its officers to go back," said Andrea Tenenti, UNIFIL spokesperson, in response to a question about a newspaper report. He declined to comment on the reason for their departure, referring the question to the Argentinian government.

(Reporting by Emma Farge, Editing by Miranda Murray)