Press Releases and Statements

It was an honor for me to meet again today with His Eminence the Patriarch, Cardinal Bechara Boutros El-Rai. We discussed the latest developments in Lebanon and the region and the impact of the regional developments on…

Paris, France Wednesday, 05 March 2014 1. Participants thanked President Hollande and the Government of France for hosting the International Support Group for Lebanon. They recalled the 10 July 2013 Presidential Statement of…

I had an extremely good meeting with Minister Mashnouq. I congratulated him on his appointment and on the formation of the new government. The United Nations has cooperation with his ministry in many fields, including support…

Good Morning, I just wanted to say that we had an extremely good meeting with H.E. the new minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs. We congratulated him on his appointment and we thanked him for all the work that the…

Ambassadors of the International Support Group (ISG) for Lebanon and I just had a very good meeting with Prime Minister Tamam Salam. We had earlier this morning met with President Michel Sleiman to prepare for the ISG meeting…

The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Derek Plumbly, strongly condemned today's suicide car bombing at an army checkpoint at the entrance of Hermel in north-eastern Lebanon that led to the death of two members…

We have just had an excellent meeting with Prime Minister Tamam Salam. I have been away but I rang Mr. Salam on Saturday to congratulate him very warmly on the formation of his new government, as of course did the UN…

The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Derek Plumbly, condemned today’s double bombing in the area of Bir Hassan in the southern Beirut suburbs that killed and wounded a number of people. He extended his…

Beirut, Lebanon Saturday, 15 February 2014 Members of the International Support Group for Lebanon, which was launched in September last year by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with President Michel Sleiman to mobilize…