Solana visits the region
The French foreign minister Hubert Vedrine asked Javier Solana, the spokesman for the French presidency of the European Union (EU) to head on Tuesday to the Middle East.
A French statement issued late Sunday evening explained that Solana's mission ( as the higher representative for the foreign policy and joint security at the EU) is to make EU contributions to defuse the deteriorated conditions in South Lebanon.
Meantime, the higher representative of the EU diplomacy Javier Solana announced on Monday he will head today to the Middle East to discuss means of alleviating tension in the region.
Upon his arrival at the meeting of the foreign ministers of the European Union UA held in Luxembourg, Solana said on Monday: " I will head tomorrow to the Middle East." He described the situation as very difficult and very complex.

