Written question asked by Huw Irranca-Davies (Labour) on Wednesday, 13 July 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 19 July 2005. It was answered by Jack Straw (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 July 2005 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Lebanon

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps are being taken to disarm Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon in compliance with Security Council resolution 1559.

Answer: We support full implementation of UN Security Council resolution 1559, including the disarmament of Hezbollah, and will work with the new Lebanese Government in its efforts to deliver the political, economic and security sector reforms that will be necessary to resolve this complex task. Yesterday, the EU external relations council was briefed at my invitation, by Terje Roed-Larsen, the UN Special Envoy for the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1559.

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