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TheGirlNextDoor
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| Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:00 am Post subject: UN chief on Lebanon truce mission |
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It may be several months before the UN force is complete
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, for talks aimed at shoring up the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Mr Annan will meet Lebanese leaders for discussions on the planned deployment of 15,000 UN peacekeepers.
Last week, Mr Annan secured a pledge by EU countries to provide thousands of soldiers for the UN force.
The force was authorised under the UN-backed ceasefire which ended the four-week conflict earlier this month.
Following his visit to Lebanon, Mr Annan will also travel to Israel, the Palestinian territories, Syria and Iran.
Lebanese officials are expected to ask Mr Annan to urge Israel to lift its air and sea blockade of their country, imposed when the conflict erupted last month.
Israel meanwhile is looking for better guarantees that Hezbollah will not rearm and the return of two of its soldiers captured by Hezbollah on 12 July.
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ramashkagromik
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| Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 1:13 am Post subject: Re: UN chief on Lebanon truce mission |
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TheGirlNextDoor wrote:
It may be several months before the UN force is complete
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, for talks aimed at shoring up the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Mr Annan will meet Lebanese leaders for discussions on the planned deployment of 15,000 UN peacekeepers.
Last week, Mr Annan secured a pledge by EU countries to provide thousands of soldiers for the UN force.
The force was authorised under the UN-backed ceasefire which ended the four-week conflict earlier this month.
Following his visit to Lebanon, Mr Annan will also travel to Israel, the Palestinian territories, Syria and Iran.
Lebanese officials are expected to ask Mr Annan to urge Israel to lift its air and sea blockade of their country, imposed when the conflict erupted last month.
Israel meanwhile is looking for better guarantees that Hezbollah will not rearm and the return of two of its soldiers captured by Hezbollah on 12 July.
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"cough", planned 15,000, but only 5,000 are expected to come. bs.. :x |
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