US, France Discuss UN Resolution on Lebanon
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The United States and France are weighing a UN Security Council resolution seeking to curb Syrian influence in Lebanon, whose pro-Syrian president wants to stay beyond
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A draft United Nations resolution on the Sudan crisis is scheduled to be discussed by security council members in New York today. It has been drawn up by the US and calls for the African Union monitoring force
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Key points of the resolution adopted by the U.N. Security Council on Friday to end the war between Israel and Hezbollah:
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Israel prepared to launch a wider ground offensive in south Lebanon, as the United States and France said they hoped for unanimous approval of a UN resolution to end the fighting.
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Lebanon's rival parties met in a French chateau Saturday for unusual and long-awaited talks meant to ease a political and sectarian crisis threatening to rip apart their country.
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Lebanon accused the United States on Saturday of blocking a U.N. Security Council statement calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, saying the impotence of the United Nations&#039; most powerful body sent the wrong signal to small countries and the Arab world.
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UNITED NATIONS - The United States called for a Thursday vote on a resolution telling Syria to stop interfering in Lebanonâs presidential election despite strong opposition to the measure in the UN Security Council.
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PARIS, Oct 20  - France&#39;s co-sponsorship of a UN resolution ordering Syria to pull its troops out of Lebanon reveals an accumulation of ill will between the two countries, analysts say.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora in Paris on Tuesday and underscored Washington&#39;s support for his embattled government, a spokesman said.
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UNITED NATIONS: A US-drafted resolution demanding Syria withdraw its forces from Lebanon and refrain from interfering in Beirutâs presidential elections narrowly went through the UN Security Council on Thursday.
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Top U.S. and European officials agreed Wednesday on the need for urgent action to halt the fighting in Lebanon and on the creation of a multinational force to keep the peace. But the two sides had starkly divergent views of what that means.
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The United States and France are drafting a UN Security Council resolution calling on Syria to stay out of Lebanon&#39;s upcoming presidential election.
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Beirut & Mettlach - The leaders of France and Germany urged Syria on Tuesday not to interfere in Lebanon but to contribute constructively to efforts aimed at bringing peace and stability to its neighbor.Comment
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The United States and France introduced a Security Council resolution Wednesday demanding that 20,000 Syrian troops "withdraw without delay" from Lebanon and that Syria stop meddling in the country's November elections. It threatens to consider unspecified "additional measures" against Syria to ensure compliance.
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The United States is pressing, along with France and other UN Security Council members, for a resolution upholding Lebanon&#39;s sovereignty in the face of Syrian pressure to keep a political ally, Lebanese President Emile Lahoud, in office.
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Nearly 50 countries that could contribute the 13,000 new troops needed to expand the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon met Thursday amid concern over the ground rules and firepower the soldiers could use.
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The United States and France wrangled Tuesday over ways to allay Lebanon's fears that Israel would win too much from a draft U.N. Security Council cease-fire resolution, as three Arab foreign ministers argued for changes to the text.