Lebanese President confers with Mahmoud Abbas

President Emile Lahoud of Lebanon underscored importance of continuing coordination between the new Palestinian leadership and the Arab states, particularly with Syria and Lebanon.

Lahoud, in a meeting with a Palestinian visiting delegation headed by Head of the PLO Executive Committee Mahmoud Abbas, pointed out that there was need for continued consultations to reach an Arab unified stance to face up to the requirements of the current stage.

The president reiterated his country's support to the legitimate struggle led by the Palestinian people for the restoration of their national rights, including the right to return home and the establishment of an independent state with Jerusalem as capital.

The Lebanese president added that establishing a just and comprehensive peace in the region is impossible unless the international resolutions related to the region have been implemented.