UNTSO Chief: Obstacle to Peace is Not Weapons, but People Themselves
The Chief of Staff of The U.N. Truce Supervision Organization Maj. Gen. Robert Mood said there were "real opportunities" for comprehensive peace in the Middle East.
In an interview with the daily An Nahar published on Thursday, Mood said "unexpected things could happen between Arab nations, including Lebanon and Syria from one hand, and Israel on the other."
He said UNTSO was willing to help the "concerned sides communicate with each other in order to save the lives of people who could be killed in wars."
He said a truce agreement would be "more significant" in the event of a peace between Israel and Arab countries.
Mood, who is in Lebanon on a five-day visit, said the "main obstacle" facing peace was "not Hizbullah weapons, but people themselves."