HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SPOKESMAN'S NOON BRIEFING
BY FRED ECKHARD
SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
UN HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK
Thursday, March 3, 2005
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ANNAN TO DISPATCH SPECIAL ENVOY TO MIDDLE EAST
- The Secretary-General was also asked about Lebanon, and said that he will send his Special Envoy, Terje Roed-Larsen, back to the region to discuss the withdrawal of foreign troops.
- He said he hopes to be able to report progress when he submits his next report on that issue in April, and added that the Syrians have indicated that they are planning to withdraw troops from Lebanon.
- Asked when Roed-Larsen would begin his visit to Lebanon and the region, the Spokesman said that he intended to go in the next few days.
- Asked about the work of the team led by Peter Fitzgerald hat was dealing with the 14 February assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, the Spokesman said the team has asked for additional technical experts. He said he believed the team intended to report back within a month, and recalled that it had said earlier that it was receiving full cooperation from the Lebanese authorities.
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Document Type: Highlights of the Noon Briefing
Document Sources: Secretary-General, Special Envoy (SecCo resolution 1559 (2004)), United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI)
Subject: Middle East situation, Situation in Lebanon
Publication Date: 03/03/2005
Document Sources: Secretary-General, Special Envoy (SecCo resolution 1559 (2004)), United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI)
Subject: Middle East situation, Situation in Lebanon
Publication Date: 03/03/2005