Annan discusses findings of Lebanon fact-finding mission with SecCo - Noon Briefing - Spokesman's Office (excerpts)

Annan discusses findings of Lebanon fact-finding mission with SecCo – Noon Briefing – Spokesman’s Office (excerpts)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SPOKESMAN'S NOON BRIEFING

BY FRED ECKHARD
SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

UN HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK

Wednesday, 30 March, 2005

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ANNAN DISCUSSES FINDINGS OF INVESTIGATION INTO LEBANON KILLING WITH SECURITY COUNCIL

Yesterday afternoon, the Secretary-General and Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Kieran Prendergast attended the Security Council’s closed consultations on Lebanon, to discuss the report of the Mission of Inquiry into the circumstances, causes and consequences of the February 14 bombing in Beirut.

That report is out on the racks today, as is a letter from the Syrian Government responding to it.

The mission, headed by Peter Fitzgerald, says in the report that, to uncover the truth behind the bombing, which killed former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, it would be necessary to entrust the investigation to an international independent commission.

Asked whether the United Nations would send peacekeepers to replace Syrian troops withdrawing from Lebanon, the Spokesman said that the Security Council has not to his knowledge considered sending UN peacekeepers to Lebanon besides the existing UN Interim Force in southern Lebanon.

Asked whether Syria is complying with UN resolution 1559, the Spokesman said the Secretary-General would report on that to the Security Council by the end of April.

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Annan discusses findings of Lebanon fact-finding mission with SecCo – Noon Briefing – Spokesman’s Office (excerpts)