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French FM arrives Beirut for talks with Lebanese leaders
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner arrived here Friday evening for talks with Lebanese leaders. Kouchner will join his Italian and Spanish counterparts - Massimo D'Alema and Miguel Angel Moratinos respectively - in a tripartite attempt to bring leaders of Lebanese government and opposition to consensus on the coming presidential elections. D'Alema and Moratinos are due here Saturday.The European trio are scheduled to hold talks with Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Al-Siniora, Speaker of the House of Deputies Nabih Berri and Maronite Patriarch Nasrullah Sfeir as well as opposition leaders on the presidential vote slated for November 24. They will also inspect the enhanced United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and mull ways of implementing the United Nations Security Council resolution 1701. The UNIFIL suffered six Spanish fatalities in a terrorist attack recently. France, Italy and Spain are among the major contributors to the 13,500 strong peacekeeping force in south Lebanon. Posted by: Seafarious 2007-10-20 |
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