Article: Lebanon's Lahoud urges for Israeli implementation of UN resolution

Lebanon's Lahoud urges for Israeli implementation of UN resolution

BEIRUT, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Emile Lahoud urged here Sunday for Israel's implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 due to lack of commitment from the Israelis who have kept blockade on Lebanon.

Lahoud made the call prior to a visit to Beirut by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, during which he would discuss with Lebanese leaders the deployment of around 15,000 UN peacekeeping troops in southern Lebanon, reported the official National News Agency (NNA).

The withstanding situation of the Israeli blockade on Lebanon, the remaining Israeli troops and artillery on occupied Lebanese ground and the ...

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