Résolution 1701

Berri's Statement: An Attempt to Bury Resolution 1559?

For Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, UN Security Council Resolution 1559 seems to be a thing of the past. This is what the head of the legislature stated in an interview on Thursday night with the local TV channel Al-Jadeed, saying that 1559 is “behind us,” and that “the only international resolution” on the agenda is “1701.” This ...

PM Mikati: Hezbollah Agrees to Implement Resolution 1701; Diplomatic Solution on the Table

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced on Friday, following the Cabinet session at the Grand Serail, that "the Cabinet has decided, at the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to submit a request to the Security Council for an immediate ceasefire and the implementation of Resolution 1701." He affirmed, "A diplomatic solution is on ...