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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9251

26 August 2006
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/lebanon
EU decides on troop pledges for southern Lebanon

Brussels, 25/08/2006 (Agence Europe) - Having been given guarantees on the mandate and rules of engagement and command for the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, the EU Member States were able to clarify their pledges on Friday. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan was able to win over the EU25's foreign ministers at a special meeting in Brussels and get them to make concrete pledges for contributing to the expanded UNIFIL. Briefed on the new rules of engagement for UNIFIL, in line with the...

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