I apologize for taking the floor a second time.
What good is it to try to deflect attention from the real massacre, its causes and the source of the fire? The Lebanese Government has from day one been calling for a ceasefire. Only an immediate ceasefire will give civilians from both sides of the bo…
We thank you, Mr. President, for quickly convening the Security Council this morning. We thank the Secretary- General for his renewed appeal for an immediate ceasefire and his call on the Security Council to take a position on the current situation.
We meet today as innocent blood continues to be s…
The Security Council has convened its regular meeting to address the question of the Middle East at a time when the region is experiencing extremely dangerous and tragic circumstances in Lebanon and Palestine. The latest outbreak of violence is yet another episode in the ongoing turmoil that has pla…
Allow me, at the outset, Mr. President, to pay special tribute to the historic traditions and ties between my country, Lebanon, and yours, France, as well as to France’s traditional policy of defending the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Lebanon.
The Security Council is meeti…
