Article: Peace Conference Useless Without Lebanon, Syria: Lahoud

Lebanese President Emile Lahoud stressed Thursday that there will be no use to hold a Middle East peace conference without the participation of Lebanon or Syria.

The statement came amid reports that the United States is campaigning to convene an international peace conference this summer.

"Any conference, be it regional or international, will lead to nowhere in the quest for a just and comprehensive Middle East peaceunless Lebanon and Syria are both present," Lahoud was quoted as saying by the official NNA news agency.

The president warned that every peace-making conference without the ...

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