SG/SM/10746

SECRETARY-GENERAL DISCUSSES LEBANON DEVELOPMENTS WITH PRESIDENTS OF IRAN, SYRIA

20 November 2006
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/10746
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL DISCUSSES LEBANON DEVELOPMENTS WITH PRESIDENTS OF IRAN, SYRIA

 


The following statement was issued on Saturday, 18 November, by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan:


The Secretary-General spoke with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran and President Bashar Al-Assad of Syria about developments in Lebanon and the need for countries in the region in particular and the international community as a whole to promote the stability and the unity of Lebanon.


He urged them to counsel the parties concerned to exercise patience and resolve their differences through dialogue.


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