Press Release from the Canadian Lebanese Coordinating Council (LCCC)
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October
1/ 2006
For Immediate Release
Lebanon Needs New UN Resolution Under Chapter Seven of UN Charter
The LCCC welcomes the final communiqué of the
Francophonie summit issued on Friday September 29/06
in Bucharest, Romania, after two days of extensive
discussions in which twenty-two heads of state, eleven
prime ministers and thirty six foreign ministers
participated.
As citizens of francophone Canada and hailing from
francophone Lebanon, we wish to register the following
concerns and suggestions:
1- It would have been more helpful and more reassuring
for the Lebanese people if the final summit communiqué
had called unambiguously and without hesitation for
an immediate amendment of UN Resolution 1701 that
would place it under Chapter Seven of the UN Charter.
Such an amendment has become a must for the success of
UNIFIL's deterrent mission in South Lebanon. The
numerous incidents encountered on a daily basis in
South Lebanon over the past few weeks have made all
those genuinely concerned about Lebanon's future as an
independent and sovereign State that is free from
terrorist organizations and militias realize that the
current mandate of UNIFIL's mission under Chapter Six
is ambivalent, complex and very risky.
2- It would have been less time consuming and more
productive if representatives of both Egypt and
Lebanon had spared the participants the posturing of
Dhimmis and the patterns of rhetoric discourse that
are typical of all Arab official meetings, especially
those held by the Arab league. They should have known
that narrow, discriminatory and self-serving
approaches cannot be accepted by free world countries,
and that civilians, regardless of their nationality,
must not be targeted in any military conflict.
3- We hail our Canadian PM, Mr. Harper, for his clear
vision and determination in regards to the ongoing
global fight against terrorism and countries that
harbor, finance and support terrorists. We also
commend him for his strong commitment to a stable,
fair and lasting peace in Lebanon and the whole Middle
East and call on him to remain steadfast in his
endeavors.
4- The LCCC offers its heartfelt condolences to the
families and friends of our Canadian soldiers who gave
their lives in Afghanistan to safeguard peace all
over the world and help the needy. May God bless their
souls and grant them eternal rest.
For the LCCC
Elias Bejjani/Chairman
Charbel Barakat/Political Advisor
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lccc is a Federal umbrella for the following nonprofit municipal, provincial and
federal Canadian registered groups:
Canadian Lebanese Human Rights Federation, (CLHRF), Canadian Lebanese Free
Patriotic Movement (FPM-Canada), Phoenician Club of Mississauga (PCOM),/Canadian
Phoenician Community Services Club (CPCSC),Canadian Lebanese Christian Heritage
Club (CLCHC),World Lebanese Cultural Union (WLCU)-Canadian Chapter.
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