Aoun: Lebanon Committed to Timely Elections, Resolution 1701
President Michel Aoun on Thursday stressed to U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka that Lebanon is committed to holding the parliamentary elections on time.
“Lebanon is committed to working for holding the parliamentary election on time on May 15 and to continuing the negotiations with the International Monetary Fund to approve the economic and financial recovery plan,” Aoun told Wronecka.
He also emphasized that Lebanon is abiding by U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 and will continue to support the work of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
Wronecka visited Aoun to put him in the picture of the briefing that she intends to present to the U.N. Security Council on March 17 over the situations in Lebanon and the implementation of UNSCR 1701. According to the National News Agency, the U.N. official expressed her relief over the support she has received from Aoun in her work as Special Coordinator for Lebanon.
Source: Naharnet
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