Michèle Montas - Janos Tisovszky

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(Media-Newswire.com) - The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Michèle Montas, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, and Janos Tisovszky, Spokesperson for the General Assembly President.

Briefing by the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General

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On Lebanon, Pascoe said it was paramount that the presidential elections be held in accordance with the time frame and procedures stipulated in the Lebanese Constitution.

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On Lebanon, the Secretary-General, in a statement issued yesterday afternoon, expressed his shock at the brutal assassination of Member of Parliament Antoine Ghanem, as well as other civilians, in Beirut that day. He condemned in the strongest terms this terrorist attack and expressed his sincere condolences to the bereaved families of those killed.

The Secretary-General calls, now more than ever, for continued dialogue among all Lebanese and urges all Lebanese to exercise utmost calm and restraint at this very critical time and to allow judicial procedures to take their course.

The Secretary-General has also received a letter, sent yesterday by Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, requesting technical assistance in the effort to investigate Ghanem’s murder.

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