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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Hezbollah denies discussing fate of Israeli soldiers with Kouchner
2007-07-18
Hezbollah denied that representatives to the Saint-Cloud Lebanon dialogue had revealed information about the fate of two kidnapped Israeli soldiers, the daily As Safir said Monday. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner on Sunday said he had raised the fate of the two Israeli soldiers -- Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev who were captured by Hezbollah on July 12, 2006 -- with Hezbollah and that he was told they were still alive. "I received the assurance that the negotiations (for their release) are continuing, that they are on the right track, in particular with the United Nations," Kouchner said.

As Safir, citing Hezbollah sources in Paris, said Kouchner had inquired about the mediation chances of the release of the kidnapped soldiers. The sources said one of the Shiite group delegates gave Kouchner an unofficial reply, saying: "Hezbollah welcomes (such a measure)," adding that the release of the Israeli soldiers should be done through United Nations channels.
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