| He's basically just singing sweet harmony to Terje here... |
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday urged Syria and Lebanon to step up efforts in establishing normal diplomatic relations and demarcate their borders in order to fully restore Lebanon's sovereignty and independence. Annan issued the call in a report to the Security Council on the implementation of a resolution adopted in September last year. The resolution demands Syria withdraw troops from Lebanon and militia groups in Lebanon be disarmed and disbanded, in order to restore Lebanon's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.Annan said a number of requirements of the resolution had been met over the past six months, among them the withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon and the conduct of free and fair legislative elections in Lebanon. But he pointed out that "tangible results are yet to be achieved" in the areas of disarming and disbanding militia groups in Lebanon, including those created by Palestinian refugees, and the extension of effective control of Lebanon's government over all of Lebanon's territory.