Report: Beirut a Possible Stop in Ban's Regional Tour
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon could include Lebanon in his tour to the region to discuss with Lebanese officials the situation in the country, An Nahar newspaper reported on Tuesday.
The daily said, however, that the issue hasn't been settled yet.
Ban has held phone conversations with the officials of several Arab and Western countries over the presidential deadlock in Lebanon, it said.
An Nahar quoted officials in New York as saying that U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly recently visited Russia and Saudi Arabia to discuss with officials there Lebanon's presidential crisis.
But the results of his meetings have been “limited,” they said.
Ban last visited the region in July.
Lebanon has been without a president since May 25 when Michel Suleiman's six-year term ended amid the failure of the parliament to find a successor.
The rival MPs are in disagreement on a compromise candidate.
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