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UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert arrived in Israel on Sunday for a three-day visit, her office announced in a statement.
“Since assuming office last month, Hennis-Plasschaert has extensively engaged the Lebanese leadership and key interlocutors on ways to deescalate tensions across the Blue Line,” the statement said.
According to the statement, her visit to Israel comes ahead of planned United Nations Security Council consultations on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006) later this month.
Discussions with Israeli officials are expected to focus on the need to restore calm and give space for a diplomatic resolution that enables displaced civilians on both sides of the border to return home, as well as to address outstanding provisions under Resolution 1701, the statement added.
It should be recalled that the Security Council will meet at the end of August for the annual renewal of the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon (UNIFIL).
“Since assuming office last month, Hennis-Plasschaert has extensively engaged the Lebanese leadership and key interlocutors on ways to deescalate tensions across the Blue Line,” the statement said.
According to the statement, her visit to Israel comes ahead of planned United Nations Security Council consultations on the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006) later this month.
Discussions with Israeli officials are expected to focus on the need to restore calm and give space for a diplomatic resolution that enables displaced civilians on both sides of the border to return home, as well as to address outstanding provisions under Resolution 1701, the statement added.
It should be recalled that the Security Council will meet at the end of August for the annual renewal of the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon (UNIFIL).
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