Al- Hariri heads for Paris, Brussels

The Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri headed for Paris from where he will move to the headquarters of the European Union in Brussels to meet with the higher representative of the European foreign policy Javier Solana, in the presence of the Lebanese minister of the economy Basel Fleihan..

Lebanese government's sources said that the talks will deal with emerging international conditions following the suicide attacks against New York and Washington, and the future of the Middle East peace process and means of accelerating the partnership agreement between Lebanon and Europe. This agreement was expected to be signed in June but it was postponed after it was found out it needs more negotiations between the two sides after the European sides made certain observations on it.