Singh: UNIFIL is Cooperating with Lebanese Army to Implement Resolution 1701
The spokesman for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon Neeraj Singh stressed on Friday the close cooperation between the Lebanese army and international troops in order to implement U.N. Security Council resolution 1701.
He said that the army holds the main responsibility of maintaining security, the laws, and order in the area.
UNIFIL is maintaining its joint effort with the Lebanese authorities in order to guarantee that any threat in their areas of operation will be dealt with accordingly, Singh stated.
The international troops and Lebanese army and people have a joint interest to maintain the stability in the South and prevent violations of resolution 1701, he added.
Furthermore, he denied claims that UNIFIL had decreased the number of its patrols in light of the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.
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