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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon met today with Kofi Anan. |
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| (16/06/2001) |
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon met this evening in his Jerusalem residence
with UN Secretary General Kofi Anan.
The Prime Minister requested to
know what steps the Secretary General was taking to bring about a
deployment of Lebanese Army troops along the border with Israel
(according to Resolution 425), which have not been implemented till now.
The Prime Minister demanded that the UN take steps in the wake of the
Iranian activities to establish a terror center in the form of
independent katusha and rocket units, under full Iranian control in
Lebanon, that constitute a significant threat to Israel - in addition to
the massive aid to Hizbullah, which today is active in Israel and in the
Palestinian Authority areas.
The Prime Minister emphasized that without the full support of Syria,
the Iranians could not do this. The Secretary General, for his part,
clarified that the binding border between Israel and Lebanon is the
present border (the blue line), which was determined by the UN, and that
according to the documents held by the UN, the Shabba Farms do not
belong to Lebanon.
During the meeting the Prime Minister raised the matter of the POW's and
MIA's in Lebanon, and the Secretary General said he would continue his
intensive efforts in order to assist in this area.
During the meeting they also discussed the situation following the
acceptance of the Mitchell Report and the Tenet Document, and the
efforts to implement all their stages. The Prime Minister once again
clarified his position and that of the Government of Israel, and said
that Israel is committed to peace and is interested in advancing the
process, including the meticulous implementation of the Tenet program
for the ceasefire, as a first step for implementing the road map of the
Mitchell report and all of its stages. The Prime Minister clarified that
any progress in the process is first and foremost conditional on a total
cessation of the terror, violence and incitement.
"Israel will not conduct any negotiations under the pressure of terror
and violence," said the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister once again emphasized that he is ready to make
painful compromises for achieving a true peace, but he and the
Government of Israel will not compromise regarding the security of
Israeli citizens and the security and existence of Israel.
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