UN warning against the spread of conflict in the region

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned of the danger of a large-scale war following the increasing exchange of fire on the border of Lebanon and the occupied territories.

According to the Anatolian report, Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman of the Organization’s Secretary General, said in a statement: The United Nations is deeply concerned about the increasing intensity of the exchange of fire across the Blue Line (the line separating the border between Lebanon and Israel) on Thursday, which raises the risk of a major war. increases.

This statement adds: escalation of tension can and should be avoided and we repeat that the risk of miscalculation leads to a sudden and widespread fire in the region. Political and diplomatic solution is the only way forward.

The United Nations added: We repeat the requests of the Office of the Special Coordinator of the United Nations in Lebanon and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which asks both sides to immediately return to the cessation of hostilities and to fully implement Security Council Resolution No. 1701 in come back in 2006.

On August 11, 2006, the UN Security Council unanimously approved Resolution No. 1701, which called for a complete cessation of hostilities between Lebanon and the Zionist regime. According to this resolution, the area known as the water line, which includes the Litani River in southern Lebanon, must be free of any armed people, military equipment and weapons.

Translator: Mina Azimi