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HOT NEWS for 19/6/2000 (Go to News Archive to browse previous news)

• The most significant news that occupied the political environments was principally simplified by what the developments bore in respect of the issue of the verification of Israeli withdrawal from the South with the implementation of Resolution 425, and the polarization of the Lebanese and UN attitudes towards the Israeli penetrations.

• These environments pursue UN General Secretary, Kofi Annan's visit to the Region, in which he will reach Beirut today, meet the Lebanese officials and discuss with them the issue of implementing the International Resolution. This takes place after his sudden declaration, on past Friday afternoon, that Israel had completely withdrawn from the Lebanese territories, urging the Security Council to authorize this withdrawal, whilst the two International and Lebanese teams were meeting to define the Israeli penetrations. This declaration revealed Lebanese reactions represented by rage and resentment towards "Annan's" manipulation, and Terj Roed-Larsen's illusive line.

• However, the development that took place in this matter, was the decision of the Security Council accepting Annan's declaration, and authorization on the Israeli withdrawal from the South, which was considered by the Lebanese officials as an incomplete withdrawal. American pressures on Lebanon were noted, which were resembled by the telephone call that American Foreign Minister Madeleine Albright made with President of the Republic Emile Lahhoud, calling Lebanon to accept Annan's declaration, for avoiding any friction with the International Legislation. Environments also noticed a change in the French situation, and a bias with the American policy.

• But, official environments said that the Security Council's certification on the Israeli withdrawal, and its confirmation, that resulted after 3 days of discussions and Lebanese opposition, in addition to the Russian support to Lebanon, will make a restitution, later on, maintaining the Lebanese right in the territories in which Israel breached Resolution 425. This refers to having the Security Council recorded the Lebanese reserve, quoting the grand violations that accompanied the withdrawal and the penetrations that took place after the 16 th of this June.

• Israeli withdrawal, and the Security Council's certification to that respect, had not covered the concerns related to the results of Al-Baath Leadership Conference in Syria, particularly that Brigadier General Bachar Asad was elected by general consent, as Country Secretary, in addition to the plans that are still under discussion together with their effects on Lebanon.

Press News:

• An-nahar expected that today's conversations between Annan and Lahhoud will focus on the Annan's past Friday declaration authorizing the Israeli withdrawal, denoting that these conversations will be hot, in which the Lebanese officials are going to express their chide and miscomfort against the incomplete Annan's report, and the reaffirmation of the Lebanese attitude on continuing action till the existence of complete Israeli pull out of the whole Lebanese territories, by treating the pending penetrations.

• Future newspaper pointed that the various Lebanese stances towards the Security Council's Decision are dashed out of the doubts in the credentials and appeal towards the International attitude, especially USA and its pressing biased role with Israel, despite all what would be resulted from the diplomatic conflict between Lebanon and UN. This newspaper indicated to the impression that exists today in official and popular Lebanon, after the incomplete Israeli withdrawal, towards the UN credentials, which became under doubt, this late period. This newspaper mentioned that governmental directions requested from a Minister, to reduce his increasing information shows, because with every time he talks, he embarrasses his government. The newspaper added that the electricity rationing hours became the daily concern, due to having darkness in many districts without scheduling an accurate program for them.

• As-safir said that the Decision of Security Council covered an incomplete Israeli withdrawal, and underwent pressures made by USA on Lebanon and the members, considering that such restitution was against the Lebanese right. As-safir denoted to the telephone call that took place between Lahhoud and Albright which was about to create a diplomatic crisis between the two countries. As-safir quoted from a governmental official his astonishment towards the sudden change in the French attitude that started to the side of Lebanon in the discussions held in Security Council, then backed-off to the behalf of the American pressure. As-safir visited the northern and southern suburbs, and noticed that the electricity rationing is irregular, which reaches to 18 hours a day, noting the return of the generators randomly to these places.

• Al-kifah al-arabi mentioned that the referendum for Brigadier General Bachar Asad's presidency will be within two weeks period from the convening of the People's Council in its session scheduled on the 25 th of this month, in which the official nomination and the date for the referendum will be fixed, then the ceremonies of handling the Republic Presidency will follow on coming July.

• Ach-chark mentioned that the results of the written contests that were announced for applying to a certain civil corps showed that 13 out of 21 succeeded, are relatives of members in this corps, that are presently, executing their jobs into different positions in the capital and in other districts.

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