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Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honor to be invited to speak alongside General Kahwaji and General Shehaitly at this event. I think our collective attendance here is as strong a demonstration as one could wish of the international community’s deep and continuing interest in supporting Lebanon’s…

Beirut, Lebanon Saturday, 17 May 2013 I had a very good meeting with the Prime Minister-designate Tamam Salam. I expressed once again our support for him and for his efforts. I would like to take this opportunity to encourage all parties to engage positively with Prime Minister Salam’s efforts, and…

Beirut, Lebanon Saturday, 17 May 2013 We had a good meeting with Speaker Berri. Both the EU and the UN have consistently underlined the importance of the electoral process in Lebanon and have worked substantively to support it in a variety of ways since 2005. During our meeting, we expressed…

I just had a good meeting with caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel. We discussed the situation in Lebanon. I would like to raise two issues. First, the continued fighting in Tripoli… I extended condolences to the commander of the army yesterday on the death of two soldiers in the fighting and…

Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, 27 May 2013 I just had a good meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on developments in Lebanon and in the region. We discussed issues related to security and stability in Lebanon. I expressed appreciation for the efforts of the Lebanese army, the security…

The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Derek Plumbly, today underlined the United Nations’ continued support for the electoral process in Lebanon. As parliament gathered to discuss the possible extension of its mandate, he said that– while it was clearly important to ensure the…

I just had a good meeting with caretaker Minister (Faysal) Karameh. Before that, I met with parliamentarians from the Future bloc and I also met with security representatives. I will also be meeting later today with representatives of other parties and with members of civil society. This is not my…

I just had a good meeting with Prime Minister-designate Tamam Salam. The priorities of the United Nations in Lebanon are its security and stability, that it should be kept safe. A capable and effective government is important for this. That is why we encourage all parties to cooperate with the Prime…

The Special Coordinator met this afternoon with the ambassadors of the permanent members of the Security Council to discuss recent developments with regard both to UNSCR 1701, on which the Secretary-General will soon issue a further report, and to the situation in Lebanon. After the meeting Special…

I just had a good meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati. First, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome the return of calm to Sidon and to reiterate our support, the support indeed of the UN Secretary-General, for the role of the army in that regard and for its role in general…

Beirut, Lebanon Tuesday, 09 July 2013 The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon strongly condemned the bomb blast today that targeted the southern Beirut suburb of Bir El-Abed on the eve of the Moslem holy month of Ramadan and which injured dozens of people. The Special Coordinator conveyed…

9 July 2013 The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the terrorist attack on July 9 2013 in Beirut. The members of the Security Council expressed their sympathy to all those injured in this heinous act and to the people and Government of Lebanon. The members of the Security Council…