Chinese FM, UN chief exchange views on Lebanon, Iran
23/8/2006 10:21
Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing yesterday exchanged views with UN
Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the phone regarding the implementation of a UN
resolution on Lebanon and the appropriate handling of the Iranian nuclear issue.
UN Security Council Resolution 1701, unanimously adopted last week, demands a
cessation of all hostilities and authorizes an increase of the existing UN
peacekeeping force in Lebanon to 15,000 troops, in an effort to help Lebanese
army take control of the south of the country while Israel withdraws.
Earlier Tuesday, Iran offered a new formula in its official response to the
six-nation package of proposals aimed at resolving the disputed nuclear issue.
Xinhua News
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