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UN stresses importance of electing Lebanese president

Xinhua, September 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag stressed on Wednesday the importance to elect a president for Lebanon, form a national unity government and hold the parliamentary elections in May 2017.

Kaag made the remarks after a meeting with Philippe Lazzarini, UNDP representative in Lebanon, at her office in Yarze.

She told media that they discussed the priorities and challenges facing Lebanon and the role of UN in this regard, adding that she would visit Iran and Saudi Arabia to seek help for Lebanon.

Lazzarini, for his part, said "since the start of the year, we were able to ensure 1.5 billion U.S. dollars in favor of the hosting societies and Syrian and Palestinian refugees."

He said UN would always seek to help Lebanon in light of the displaced Syrians, voicing support for a peaceful political solution in Syria.

Lebanon has been without a president since the end of the six-year term of former President Michel Suleiman in May 2014. Endit