Lebanese premier denies Israeli claims on verifying Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 6/16/2000

Lebanese Premier and foreign minister Salim al-Hoss on Thursday in Beirut denied claims which holds Lebanon the responsibility of delay in verifying the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.

In a statement he made on Thursday al-Hoss: " we regret these claims which are not justified because Lebanon, more than any side else, is in a hurry to complete the first phase of the UN forces which is to verify the Israeli withdrawal and then the second phase to start which is the redeployment of the UN forces in the liberated areas, according to the provisions of the UN resolutions 425 and 426."

He added " Officials at the UN know that the reason behind the slowness in the verification is resulting from the intensive land mines implanted by Israel on the borders. These mines need care caution for the life of the team carrying the verification or members of representatives for the UN.

Al-Hoss stressed that Lebanon is careful to restore back every inch of its lands. He stressed Lebanon's determination to cooperate with the UN to a large extent in implementing assigned tasks to its forces in south Lebanon, but while still reserving its right to restore back every inch of the Lebanese territories which is still under the Israeli occupation, including Shebaa farms and the Israeli infiltration points of the international borders with Lebanon, even the positions which were not verified by the UN team.

Meantime, the UN- Lebanese team on Thursday continued verification process of the Israeli withdrawal from the area extended from Shebaa until the heights of al-Sheikh Mountain.

On Wednesday, Lebanon registered six Israeli incursions into the Lebanese territories.

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