The Secretary-General welcomes the progress on the urgent humanitarian aspects of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006) achieved by the recent decision of the Israeli Government. These involve the return of the two abducted Israeli soldiers and the solution of the cases of Lebanese prisoners held in Israel. He looks forward to the signing and the full implementation of the negotiated agreement in the near future. He hopes that the envisaged humanitarian moves will encourage further steps on implementing other parts of the resolution and contribute to further humanitarian moves.

* *** *

For information media • not an official record

Read All United Nations Press Releases

More United Nations Press Releases

• ACCUSED IN SECOND COMMITTEE OF BRINGING PALESTINIAN ECONOMY TO BRINK OF COLLAPSE, ISRAEL CALLS REPORT PESSIMISTIC, UNBALANCED
• GENERAL ASSEMBLY FILLS SEATS ON ADMINISTRATIVE, LEGAL UNITED NATIONS BODIES, INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL, ACABQ
• SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF UNITED NATIONS OPERATION IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE UNTIL 31 JANUARY, ALLOWING MISSION TO SUPPORT NOVEMBER ELECTIONS
• STATES PARTIES STRESS DETERMINATION TO PROMOTE EARLY ENTRY INTO FORCE OF NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY, AS CONFERENCE CONCLUDES AT HEADQUARTERS
• STATES CALLED ON TO REVOKE UNILATERAL COERCIVE MEASURES IN THIRD COMMITTEE APPROVED TEXT (54-44-49)

Search is currently disabled.