US and UN on Lebanon's Hariri tribunal progress
Lebanon-USA, Politics, 2/19/2008

The US Department Of State spokesman on Friday said US Secretary Of State Condoleeza Rice did talk about the Hariri tribunal with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon "and I know that the Secretary General made some very important announcements yesterday. We also made some very important announcements yesterday, concerning funding for the tribunal."

He added "I know that others are making contributions to the funding of the tribunal. This is a very important step forward and I would draw your attention to the announcement of the Secretary General yesterday regarding the tribunal."

Ban said in a statement last week that he continues to prepare for the establishment of the Special Tribunal, as authorized by the Security Council, "convinced that impunity must not prevail and that the tribunal process cannot be reversed."

The Special Tribunal is tasked with trying those responsible for the assassination of Hariri and for other recent political killings in Lebanon. This week the Secretary-General set up a management committee for the court, which is to be based in the Netherlands. The committee, which will among other tasks provide advice and policy direction on all non-judicial aspects of the tribunal's operations, is composed of the body's main donors.

The statement emphasized the UN's commitment "to assist Lebanon in establishing the truth and in bringing to justice those who instigated, planned and executed this and other callous political assassinations and terrorist attacks in the country."

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