1559 Should Remain Valid, Hizbullah”s Arms are a Serious Problem
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has said that Paris rejects canceling U.N. Security Council resolution 1559 because it hasn”t been fully implemented.
"The resolution”s clauses haven”t been fully implemented," Kouchner told a press conference in Paris on Tuesday.
He also said that France rejects ending the mission of U.N. secretary-general”s special envoy on the implementation of 1559, Terje Roed-Larsen.
"The issue was discussed when Ban Ki-moon was appointed U.N. secretary-general. At the time, we rejected" demands to end Roed-Larsen”s mandate, Kouchner stressed.
He added that Paris hasn”t received an official request to cross out resolution 1559.
Diplomatic sources told An Nahar daily that 1559 can only be cancelled by another Security Council resolution.
Asked about the possible resumption of Turkish-brokered indirect talks between Israel and Syria, Kouchner said: "Hizbullah and not Turkey is the problem for Israel … Hizbullah”s weapons are a serious problem."