Solana in Beirut to Make New Push for Mideast Peace
European Union Foreign Minister Javier Solana will arrive in Beirut on Monday as part of a Middle East tour.
A statement issued by the European Commission to Lebanon said Solana will hold talks on Tuesday with President Michel Suleiman, Speaker Nabih Berri, caretaker Prime Minster Fouad Saniora, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, and Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh.
It said that Solana”s trip "takes place in the context of the major push by the international community" in the direction of a regional peace.
Solana is scheduled to visit Syria, Israel and the Palestinian territories prior to Lebanon, which will be followed by a stop in Cairo.