Secretary-General welcomes outcome of Syrian-Lebanese Summit

 

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

The Secretary-General welcomes the outcome of thesummit between Lebanese President Michel Suleiman and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held in Damascus.  He notes positively the decisions to begin the process to establish diplomatic relations through an exchange of ambassadors, and to take steps towards the delineation and control of the borders between the two countries.  The Secretary-General encourages both parties to begin implementation as soon as possible, in keeping withSecurity Council resolutions 1680 (2006) and 1701 (2006).

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