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| Hariri from UK: Government Committed to STL, Intends to Honor its Vows toward UN in this Regard |
| 2010-11-02 |
| [An Nahar] Prime Minister Saad Hariri began Monday his official visit to the United Kingdom with a meeting held at the Buckingham Palace with Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, who is also the UK's Special Representative for International Trade and Investment. The meeting was attended by Leb's Deputy Premier and Defense Minister Elias Murr and British Ambassador to Leb Francis Mary Guy. Talks focused on the bilateral relations between Leb and Britain, especially at the economic level. Later on, Prince Andrew hosted a luncheon banquet in honor of Hariri and the Lebanese delegation. Earlier Monday, Hariri stressed the Lebanese government's commitment towards the Special Tribunal for Leb, reaffirming its intention to honor its commitments towards the United Nations, aka the Oyster Bay Chowder and Marching Society in this respect. He told journalists in an informal discussion during his two-day visit to London that Cabinet will convene on Wednesday to discuss its agenda, including the false witnesses file, saying: "The false witnesses case was raised and everyone has his own position on this subject, and we will discuss the proposed solutions in Cabinet." "It is my duty to bring closer the various Lebanese points of view through dialogue, because strong disagreements don't benefit anyone and don't lead to solutions that benefit Leb and the Lebanese," he noted. "We will not abandon our faith in Leb and our conviction that we are able to overcome this phase through our unity," keeping in mind that Leb achieved an economic growth of 8 percent despite all the difficulties it is witnessing, Hariri said. The prime minister added that his talks with British officials will address the STL, regional issues, as well as the importance of implementing U.N. Security Council resolution 1701, particularly in light of the ongoing Israeli violations of this resolution. The talks will also tackle ways to bolster the economic and trade exchange between Leb and the UK, and encourage British investments in the fields of electricity, energy, and drilling for oil and gas at sea. The meetings will address the possibility of benefiting from military training programs for security and military forces in Leb. |
| Posted by:Fred |