Saniora to Meet Ban, Clinton in Sharm el-Sheikh
Premier Fouad Saniora is expected to meet with U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday, An Nahar daily reported.
Saniora is in Sharm el-Sheikh to attend an international donors” conference to rebuild war-battered Gaza.
An Nahar said Saniora”s talks with Clinton would be the first since she was appointed Secretary of State almost two months ago.
The Lebanese prime minister, who arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday, met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Arab League Chief Amr Moussa.
"We discussed the conference that will be held tomorrow (Monday). We hope it will be successful," Saniora said, following talks with Abbas.
Saniora and Moussa discussed Monday”s meeting, during which international donors are expected to pledge billions of dollars to rebuild Gaza.
According to Moussa, they discussed the donors” conference, "the situation in Gaza, and joint Arab efforts to rebuild the territory."
"We also discussed the situation in Lebanon, Sudan and Palestine," he said.