Lebanon Rejects Negotiations with Israel
Premier Fouad Saniora”s office rejected Wednesday any negotiations with Israel, emphasizing that Lebanese territories occupied by the Jewish state are subject to U.N. resolutions that do not require any talks.
A statement released by Saniora”s press office said "Lebanon did not receive any message from any side through U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice."
However, "the Lebanese government has not saved any effort nor missed any opportunity for over three years to ask friendly states and the United Nations to pressure Israel into withdrawing from the Shebaa Farms."
"There is no room for bilateral negotiations between Lebanon and Israel and Lebanon”s declared stand, reiterated last week, is commitment to the Arab peace initiative that calls for comprehensive and just peace," the statement stressed.
"Israel is obliged to withdraw from Lebanese territories … in line with UNSCR 425 and 1701," the statement noted.