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Pederson Tours South Lebanon
U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Geir Pedersen has toured south Lebanon where he received a briefing from UNIFIL Commander Gen. Claudio Graziano on the overall situation there.
Pederson told reporters at the UNIFIL headquarters in the southern coastal town of Naqoura on Friday that he discussed with Graziano relations between the international troops and residents in the south.
Pederson also visited key positions of U.N. peacekeepers and met with troops of the Italian and Spanish contingents.
He visited several towns and villages to assess first-hand the recovery and reconstruction work undertaken by the U.N. since the end of the Israeli offensive on the country in August.
In Bint Jbeil, he met with legislators Hassan Fadlallah and Ayyoub Hemayyed, Mayor Ali Bazzi and heads of neighboring municipalities to hear their concerns and brief them on the U.N.'s work in south Lebanon.
"I have come to south Lebanon again to see with my own eyes how the Lebanese and the international community have joined forces in rebuilding homes and infrastructures," Pedersen said during his stop in Bint Jbeil.
At a morning meeting in Tyre, representatives of various U.N. entities operating in the south briefed Pedersen on the assistance extended by the U.N. to recovery work and the challenges facing them.
Beirut, 03 Mar 07, 11:24
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