Arabic News Weekly Edition for Lebanon, 6/19/2000
Weekly Edition, Lebanon - Week of June 19, 2000
- Annan talked to UNDOF members in the Golan Syria-Lebanon, Politics, 6/24/2000
- Lebanese president confers with Mexican foreign minister
Lebanese President Emil Lahoud on Wednesday at Baabda palace received Mexico Foreign Minister Rosario Green who arrived in Beirut on Tuesday evening. Lebanon-Mexico, Politics, 6/22/2000 - Annan promised to deal with Israeli violations in South Lebanon
Berri added that the official Lebanese position is that the Lebanese state will not move the joint security force that the Lebanese cabinet decided to send to South Lebanon. He also said that Lebanon will not also cover the re-deployment of the UNIFIL in these areas unless all violations are dealt with. Lebanon, Politics, 6/22/2000 - French troops to take part within UNIFIL in South Lebanon
French President Jacques Chirac has stressed his country's readiness to take part in the UNIFIL reinforces forces in Lebanon. He explained that the role of UNIFIL is to facilitate the process of Lebanese authorities having control in South Lebanon. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 6/22/2000 - Israel's FM confers with UN chief on withdrawal from Lebanon
Israel's Foreign Minister David Levy on Wednesday in Tel Aviv met with the secretary general of the UN Kofi Annan. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 6/22/2000 - Annan confers with Nasrullah
The Secretary General of the UN Kofi Annan on Tuesday in Beirut met with the secretary general of the Hizbullah Party Hassan Nasrullah. Lebanon, Politics, 6/21/2000 - Lebanese experts follow up correcting the positions concerning the Israeli violations
Meetings of the Lebanese experts were resumed today to coordinate with the U.N officers to make sure that Israel has corrected its status concerning its violations on the borders with Lebanon after its withdrawal from the south. Lebanon, Politics, 6/21/2000 - Al-Hoss receives a telephone call from Mubarak Lebanon-Egypt, Politics, 6/20/2000
- Annan to meet with Hizbullah secretary today
In a step considered the first of its kind, the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan today met the secretary general of the Hizbullah Party Hassan Nasrullah. Lebanon, Politics, 6/20/2000 - Arab League reservation on Security Council's statement on Israel's withdrawal
Arab league Secretary General Esmat Abd El-Magid said in a press conference the Arab League's reservation on the presidential statement issued by the UN Security Council concerning the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. Regional-Lebanon, Politics, 6/20/2000 - Iran voices all-out backing to Lebanon
Lebanese Premier and Foreign Minister Salim al- Hoss on Monday reviewed with the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon Muhammad Ali Subhani latest developments in Lebanon and the M.E. region. Lebanon-Iran, Politics, 6/20/2000 - Some 29 Lahd militia members returned back from Israel, surrendered themselves
An International Red Cross Committee (ICRC) coach on Monday transported 29 Lebanese who had fled to Israel during the withdrawal of the Israeli occupation forces from the Lebanese territories. Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 6/20/2000 - Syria's foreign minister discusses developments with Lebanese, Iranian counterparts
Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss on Sunday received a telephone call from the Syrian Foreign minister Farouk al-Shara. Lebanon-Syria, Politics, 6/19/2000 - Moussa talks with al-Hoss before meeting Annan
Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa made a phone call yesterday evening with Lebanese Prime Minister Salim al-Hoss before meeting U.N Secretary General Kofi Annan at headquarters of the foreign ministry. Egypt-Lebanon, Politics, 6/19/2000 - Lebanon: We did not withdraw our objection to Annan's announcement on Israel's withdrawal
The Lebanese presidency has denied that Lebanon had withdrawn its objection to the announcement made by the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan that "Israel had completed its withdrawal from Lebanon, according to UN resolution 425." Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 6/19/2000 - Security Council does not adopt verification report concerning Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 6/19/2000