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Karameh pessimistic about forming unity govt

UN spokesman says Roed-Larsen will not back up calls for Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon with threat mandate.


According to the Washington Post, he will give Syrian President Bashar al-Assad an ultimatum when they meet Saturday in Damascus, threatening political and economic isolation if Syria does not fully withdraw from Lebanon.

But Roed-Larsen, "by the nature of his mandate and that of the secretary general, cannot carry threats", Beirut-based spokesman Nejib Friji said, contacted from Damascus.

He said Roed-Larsen would "repeat the positions he expressed during his last meetings with Syrian and Lebanese officials as well as the Lebanese opposition, calling for dialogue, cooperation and calm".

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said Thursday that his envoy would ask Damascus for a date for the withdrawal of its troops required under Security Council Resolution 1559.

http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=12960