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UNITED NATIONS — Following is the most recent
version of the Franco-American draft resolution on the Lebanon war
wired by Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Monday, August 7.
Preambular Paragraph (PP) 1. Recalling all its
previous resolutions on Lebanon, in particular resolutions 425 (1978),
426 (1978), 520 (1982), 1559 (2004), 1655 (2006) and 1680 (2006), as
well as the statements of its President on the situation in Lebanon,
in particular the statements of 18 June 2000 (S/PRST/2000/21), of 19
October 2004 (S/PRST/2004/36), of 4 May 2005 (S/PRST/2005/17) of 23
January 2006 (S/PRST/2006/3) and of 30 July 2006 (S/PRST/2006/35),
PP2. Expressing its utmost concern at the
continuing escalation of hostilities in Lebanon and in Israel since
Hizbollah's attack on Israel on 12 July 2006, which has already caused
hundreds of deaths and injuries on both sides, extensive damage to
civilian infrastructure and hundreds of thousands of internally
displaced persons,
PP3. Emphasizing the need for an end of violence,
but at the same time emphasizing the need to address urgently the
causes that have given rise to the current crisis, including by the
unconditional release of the abducted Israeli soldiers,
PP4: Mindful of the sensitivity of the issue of
prisoners and encouraging the efforts aimed at settling the issue of
the Lebanese prisoners detained in Israel,
Operative Paragraph (OP) 1. Calls for a full
cessation of hostilities based upon, in particular, the immediate
cessation by Hizbullah of all attacks and the immediate cessation by
Israel of all offensive military operations;
OP2. Reiterates its strong support for full respect
for the Blue Line;
OP3. Also reiterates its strong support for the
territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of
Lebanon within its internationally recognized borders, as contemplated
by the Israeli-Lebanese General Armistice Agreement of 23 March
1949;
OP4. Calls on the international community to take
immediate steps to extend its financial and humanitarian assistance to
the Lebanese people, including through facilitating the safe return of
displaced persons and, under the authority of the Government of
Lebanon, reopening airports and harbors for verifiably and purely
civilian purposes, and calls on it also to consider further assistance
in the future to contribute to the reconstruction and development of
Lebanon;
OP5. Emphasizes the importance of the extension of
the control of the Government of Lebanon over all Lebanese territory
in accordance with the provisions of resolution 1559 (2004) and
resolution 1680 (2006), and of the relevant provisions of the Taif
Accords, for it to exercise its full sovereignty and authority;
OP6. Calls for Israel and Lebanon to support a
permanent ceasefire and a long-term solution based on the following
principles and elements:
- strict respect by all parties for the sovereignty
and territorial integrity of Israel and Lebanon;
- full respect for the Blue Line by both
parties;
- delineation of the international borders of
Lebanon, especially in those areas where the border is disputed or
uncertain, including in the Shebaa farms area;
- security arrangements to prevent the resumption
of hostilities, including the establishment between the Blue Line and
the Litani river of an area free of any armed personnel, assets and
weapons other than those of the Lebanese armed and security forces and
of UN mandated international forces deployed in this area;
- full implementation of the relevant provisions of
the Taif Accords and of resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1680 (2006) that
require the disarmament of all armed groups in Lebanon, so that,
pursuant to the Lebanese cabinet decision of July 27, 2006, there will
be no weapons or authority in Lebanon other than that of the Lebanese
state;
- deployment of an international force in Lebanon,
consistent with paragraph 10 below;
- establishment of an international embargo on the
sale or supply of arms and related material to Lebanon except as
authorized by its government;
- elimination of foreign forces in Lebanon without
the consent of its government;
- provision to the United Nations of remaining maps
of land mines in Lebanon in Israel's possession;
OP7: Invites the Secretary General to support
efforts to secure agreements in principle from the Government of
Lebanon and the Government of Israel to the principles and elements
for a long-term solution as set forth in paragraph 6 above;
OP8: Requests the Secretary General to develop, in
liaison with key international actors and the concerned parties,
proposals to implement the relevant provisions of the Taif Accords,
and of resolutions 1559 (2004) and 1680 (2006), including disarmament,
and for delineation of the international borders of Lebanon,
especially in those areas where the border is disputed or uncertain,
including by dealing with the Shebaa farms, and to present those
proposals to the Security Council within thirty days;
OP9. Calls on all parties to cooperate during this
period with the Security Council and to refrain from any action
contrary to paragraph 1 above that might adversely affect the search
for a long-term solution, humanitarian access to civilian populations,
or the safe return of displaced persons, and requests the Secretary
General to keep the Council informed in this regard;
OP10. Expresses its intention, upon confirmation to
the Security Council that the Government of Lebanon and the Government
of Israel have agreed in principle to the principles and elements for
a long-term solution as set forth in paragraph 6 above, and subject to
their approval, to authorize in a further resolution under Chapter VII
of the Charter the deployment of a UN mandated international force to
support the Lebanese armed forces and government in providing a secure
environment and contribute to the implementation of a permanent
ceasefire and a long-term solution;
OP11. Requests UNIFIL, upon cessation of
hostilities, to monitor its implementation and to extend its
assistance to help ensure humanitarian access to civilian populations
and the safe return of displaced persons;
OP12. Calls upon the Government of Lebanon to
ensure arms or related materiel are not imported into Lebanon without
its consent and requests UNIFIL, conditions permitting, to assist the
Government of Lebanon at its request;
OP13. Requests the Secretary-General to report to
the Council within one week on the implementation of this resolution
and to provide any relevant information in light of the Council's
intention to adopt, consistent with paragraph 10 above, a further
resolution;
OP14. Decides to remain actively seized of the
matter.
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