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LEBANON / BAN PRESSER
STORY: LEBANON / BAN PRESSER
TRT: 02:57
SOURCE: UNIFIL
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 24 MARCH 2016, BEIRUT, LEBANON
1. Wide shot, Ban Ki-Moon arrives for a meeting with Nabih Berri Lebanese Speaker of Parliament
2. Various shots, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag, President of the Islamic Development Bank, Dr Ahmed Mohamed Al Al-Madani, President of the World Bank Dr Jim Yong Kim and Ban Ki-Moon meeting with Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berri
4. Wide shot, joint press conference
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Tamman Salam, President of the Council of Ministers, Lebanon:
“I renewed to the Secretary-General our deepest gratitude for the remarkable work and selfless sacrifice of the members of UNIFIL over three decades and have also thanked him for the efforts that all UN agencies are deploying in Lebanon.”
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations:
“I would like to express my deepest condolences for the death of a Lebanese soldier today in Wadi Rayan, in the outskirts of Arsal near the Syrian border. This bomb attack underlines the importance of international support for the Lebanese Armed Forces, to fight terrorism and to shield Lebanon from turmoil in the region.”
7. Med shot, Ban Ki-moon speaking
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations:
“Few countries have demonstrated the generosity that the Government and people of Lebanon have shown towards Syrian refugees. Syria’s neighbours are a model for other countries and regions that have far more resources than they do.”
9. Med shot, Ban Ki-moon speaking
10. Close up, Ahmad Al-Madani, President of the Islamic Development Bank
11. Close up, Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank
12. Med shot, Ban Ki-moon speaking
13. Close up, Ban Ki-moon
14. Med shot, Ban welcomed by Lebanese Armed Forces and Defence Minister Samil Mokbel
15. Wide shot, Ban arriving at Lebanon’s Ministry of Defence
16. Various shots, meeting at the Lebanon’s Ministry of Defence
17. Med shot, Ban’s press conference next to Minister Mokbel
SOUNDBITE (English) Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations:
“The discussions focused on the security situation in Lebanon and the challenges the country faces, particularly as a result of the conflict in neighbouring Syria. I expressed my deep admiration for the successful efforts by the Lebanese Armed Forces and security agencies to safeguard the country’s security and stability, particularly in keeping Lebanon’s borders safe and protecting the country from the threat of terrorism. We also discussed the strong cooperation between the LAF and UNIFIL in south Lebanon, including through the Strategic Dialogue process, and efforts that are underway to ensure the implementation of Security Council resolution 1701.”
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed his “deepest condolences” for the death of a Lebanese soldier today in Wadi Rayan, in the outskirts of Arsal near the Syrian border.
Ban Ki-moon held today (24 Mar) in Lebanon a joint press conference with the President of the Council of Ministers, Tammam Salam, the President of the World Bank, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, and the President of the Islamic Development Bank, Dr. Ahmad Al-Madani.
He said, “this bomb attack underlines the importance of international support for the Lebanese Armed Forces, to fight terrorism and to shield Lebanon from turmoil in the region.”
Ban also praised Lebanon’s generosity towards Syrian refugees. He said, “Few countries have demonstrated the generosity that the Government and people of Lebanon have shown towards Syrian refugees. Syria’s neighbours are a model for other countries and regions that have far more resources than they do.”
The President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon Tamman Salam said, “I renewed to the Secretary-General our deepest gratitude for the remarkable work and selfless sacrifice of the members of UNIFIL over three decades and have also thanked him for the efforts that all UN agencies are deploying in Lebanon.”
Later today, Ban also visited the Ministry of Defense where he met with Minister Samil Mokbel and after the meeting the Secretary General briefed the press.
Ban said, “The discussions focused on the security situation in Lebanon and the challenges the country faces, particularly as a result of the conflict in neighbouring Syria.”
He expressed his “deep admiration for the successful efforts” by the Lebanese Armed Forces and security agencies to safeguard the country’s security and stability, particularly in keeping Lebanon’s borders safe and protecting the country from the threat of terrorism.
Ban added, “We also discussed the strong cooperation between the LAF and UNIFIL in south Lebanon, including through the Strategic Dialogue process, and efforts that are underway to ensure the implementation of Security Council resolution 1701.”
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