Statement attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Terje Roed-Larsen's trip to the Middle East

The Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1559, Mr. Terje Roed-Larsen, will depart this evening for Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. He will have discussions with senior officials of those governments and others related to the implementation of the resolution 1559 in preparation for the Secretary-General's report to the Security Council in mid-April.

In Damascus and Beirut, Mr. Terje Roed-Larsen will deliver personal messages of the Secretary-General to President Bashar Al-Assad of Syria and to President Emile Lahoud of Lebanon, respectively.