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Lebanon: Peace Initiatives

Volume 447: debated on Tuesday 31 January 1984

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asked Her Majesty's Government:Whether they will initiate discussions on the future of occupied Lebanon and the international peace-keeping forces with the other powers involved.

We remain in close touch with the Lebanese Government, the other contributors to the Multinational Force in Beirut, and all concerned with this subject, on ways of making progress towards the settlement of Lebanon's problems, notably through the national reconciliation process and the withdrawal of foreign forces at present in Lebanon. We have also initiated discussions aimed at securing wider involvement of United Nations forces in support of peace in Lebanon.