Lebanon calls for ceasefire, ready to send army south (PM) – World

BEIRUT, October 2. /TASS/. The Lebanese government has reaffirmed its commitment to fulfilling its obligations to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the war in 2006, Prime Minister Najib Mikati told a conference of press in Beirut.

“We call for a ceasefire and are ready to send the Lebanese army south to protect the border in coordination with the peacekeeping contingents of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon,” he said. -he emphasized.

He made this statement in the presence of Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and political leader of the Druze community, Walid Jumblatt.