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| Arab-International force to protect Lebanon MP's? | |
| 2007-10-02 | |
| Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa has announced that the idea of a joint Arab-International force to protect anti-Syrian Lebanese members of the parliament is being discussed. In an interview with the London-based Al Hayat newspaper published Monday, Moussa said contacts have been established between U.N. Secretary-General Ban ki-moon and Arab sides in this regard. "An Arab-International umbrella is needed," Moussa said. Asked whether the Arabs would play a role in preventing further assassinations of Lebanese MPs, Moussa said that it was up to Lebanon to specify what kind of security it wants. "No official request has been received and the security provided by the Lebanese army around the elections site seems sufficient," Moussa said. He stressed that there is an Arab consensus that the assassinations "should stop, and if they don't stop it , the matter would be taken up with the Arab League." Eight anti- Syrian MPs were assassinated since February 14 2005 , the date when former PM and MP Rafik Hariri was assassinated . The last so far has been MP Antoine Ghanem who was assassinated on September 19. All fingers were pointed at Syria ,as being the party responsible for all the murders , but Syria has denied any involvement.
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| Posted by:Fred |