Lebanese president calls for ending Israeli threats
24/9/2008 17:44
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman has called on the international
community to press Israel to stop its treats against Lebanon, local As-Safier
daily reported today.
"Lebanon is facing a series of dangers which urge the
international community to pressure Israel into implementing UN resolution 1701
and ending treats against Lebanon," Suleiman was quoted as saying at the UN
General Assembly in New York.
Sulieman reiterated Lebanon's full commitment
to resolution 1701 which ended 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in
2006.
He said that the Lebanese government will oblige Israel to pay
compensation for all damages resulting from its offensives against
Lebanon.
The Lebanese president noted that another challenge for Lebanon was
to confront "terror in all its forms and maintain peace."
He, meanwhile,
asked for supporting Lebanon's candidacy to the nonpermanent UN Security Council
seat for Asia in 2010-2011.
Xinhua
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