UN 'officials' promoting 'prisoner swap deal'
Two senior UN officials arrived in our region over the weekend to promote a 'prisoner swap deal.' So much for the preparatory paragraph of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 that called for "the unconditional release of the abducted Israeli soldiers."The UN officials - senior envoy Terje Roed-Larsen and Vijay Nambiar - met Sunday with Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, parliamentary speaker Nabih Beri and other senior government officials before departing for Israel.With whom do Larsen and Nambiar propose to negotiate 'Lebanon's borders'? I don't recall seeing that Damascus is on their agenda.
"We discussed the prisoner issues with most Lebanese leaders," Nambiar said, noting that the matter deserves further consideration. "This will be a central issue of discussion also at our next stop [Israel]."
Larsen said he hopes that the cease-fire will lead to a regional peace agreement. He also noted that the UN team and Lebanese officials agreed on a body to coordinate between the Lebanese army and government and UNIFIL forces.
While in Lebanon, Larsen and Nambiar also discussed the issue of Lebanon's borders and the Shaba Farms dispute.
I can't wait to hear how many thousands of
Anyone think the UN will insist that we at least get all of our prisoners back? I don't.
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 10:23 PM
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