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HOT NEWS for 1/6/2000 (Go to News Archive to browse previous news)

 

  • The Political follow-up focused today on the meeting to be held, in Lisbon or in Vatican, between the American President Bill Clinton and the Israeli Prime Minister Ihud Barak. On the eve of that meeting, Clinton said that the Israeli withdrawal from Southern Lebanon makes the continuance of the negotiations process on the Syrian track more urgent.

  • The Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Farouq Sharaa, confirmed that there will be no dispute between Syrian and Lebanon regarding the Lebanese Shebaa Farms, from which Israel should withdraw in accordance to the Resolution 425 or even according to the Resolution 242.

  • Sharaa was speaking that after receiving the UN Delegate, Terry Rod Larsen, who declared that Shebaa Farms are under the UNDOF's control in Golan, and not under the UNIFIL's in the South.

  • In Paris, President Jack Chirac declared that France will not enforce its troops in the UNIFIL unless the Lebanese Army spreads in the South reaching the Borders.

  • President Emile Lahhoud stressed on the fact that the Syrian Army came to Lebanon upon the latter's official request and will not leave except upon an official request also, which will comply to the Lebanese benefit and not the Israeli.

  • President Lahhoud said that there are Lebanese territories at the Borders still been occupied lying between the foot of Cheikh Mountain and Naqura.

  • The Lebanese President's words were after the sharp meetings held between Lebanese experts and others from the UN, who were biased specifying delicate districts according to Israel.

  • Amidst of all, the Parliament granted a period of 6 months for the Government to execute the two projects of: infrastructure and reconstruction in the South and West Bekaa. This was taken decided during the Parliamentary Session held yesterday in Bint Jbeil, where successful Members' words regarding the achieved victory had been related, the most significant of which was that of Member Ibrahim Amin El Sayyed, who considered the Governmental plan as operative for one village only, describing that as an ill treatment to the Resistance, to the people and the accomplished victory.

  • The specialized Ministerial Council held a meeting and decided an amount of 50 billion Lebanese Pounds to rebuild the destroyed and damaged houses in the South.

  • It is noticed that Lebanon will submit a complaint to the UN demanding financial indemnities from Israel as a result of its staying long time before implementing the Resolution 425.

  • On the other hand, most Lebanese areas lived Electricity rationing due to the lack in fuel oil, some damages and the maintenance works in the Energetic Zouk Factory, according to Electricity of Lebanon's sources, who expected going back to the natural state at the beginning of next week.

 

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