7 December 2009 – United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams met with Prime Minister Saad Hariri today, reassuring him once again

7 December 2009 – United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams met with Prime Minister Saad Hariri today, reassuring him once again of the world Organization’s readiness to lend assistance to the new unity Government in all fields through all its various agencies whenever requested.
The two men also discussed the situation in South Lebanon where UN peacekeepers are now deployed following Israel’s 34-day war with Hizbollah in 2006.

Mr. Williams told reporters afterwards that Israel still occupied the northern part of the village of Ghajar from which it should have withdrawn in compliance with Security Council resolution 1701, which called for a full cessation of hostilities and greatly increased the UN peacekeeping force in the conflict zone.

“It is very clear in resolution 1701 that Israel should withdraw from the northern part of Ghajar and I don’t need to remind you that resolution was adopted more than three years ago, now almost three and a half years ago,” he said. “The discussions are continuing and I hope soon they will move to a conclusion.”