BEIRUT, Dec 17 (NNN-NNA) – Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Stefano Del Col, urged to reach an agreement on disputed area along the Blue Line.
Del Col’s remarks came, during a regular tripartite meeting with senior officers from the Lebanese Armed Forces and the Israel Defence Forces, at the UN position in Ras Al Naqoura.
Del Col cautioned that, unilateral action could potentially escalate tension and must be avoided, while calling on the parties to avail themselves of the UNIFIL liaison and coordination arrangements.
“Our priority is to maintain calm along the Blue Line and to create the right conditions to facilitate potential agreement, on some of the larger contentious issues,” Del Col was quoted as saying in a statement.
The UNIFIL head commended the parties for their continued cooperation with UNIFIL, in preserving the cessation of hostilities, adding that, “only through dialogue can we hope to achieve a sustainable peace.”– NNN-NNA
