Ban Stresses Importance of Doha Accord”s Spirit
U.N. Chief Ban Ki-moon has said he did not expect the Doha agreement to end all lingering problems in Lebanon, stressing the importance of the deal”s "spirit."
"The most important thing is the spirit of the Doha accord" which ended an 18-month political crisis, Ban told An Nahar daily”s correspondent in New York on Tuesday upon returning from cyclone-hit Myanmar and quake devastated China.
He said he "strongly encourages" the agreement which gives Lebanon a new opportunity to reach national reconciliation and "political and social stability."
Ban also hoped that Lebanese "democratic institutions" would start functioning again after Gen. Michel Suleiman was elected president.
He said he didn”t expect the deal signed in the Qatari capital to solve "all lingering problems" although there are many issues that need to be solved, including those related to Security Council Resolutions 1559 and 1701.
The two resolutions call for the disarming of Hizbullah, an issue not tackled by the Doha agreement.
Ban told An Nahar that the U.N. and himself would make sure that all Security Council resolutions are fully implemented.