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"DURING WAR ACTIONS, LEBANESE ARMENIANS HAD NO HUMAN AND MATERIAL LOSSES,"
AMBASSADOR OF LEBANON GABRIEL GEARA ASSURES
YEREVAN, AUGUST 4, NOYAN TAPAN. "War actions of Israel are systematized
actions to destroy Lebanon in a systematic way. It's evidence is
attacks of the Israel airforce, as a result of what bridges, civil
infrastructures, etc. are destroyed. Gabriel Geara, the Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lebanon to the RA informed about
it at the August 4 press conference. He mentioned that he was informed
in the same morning about other 3 important bridges' being destroyed,
about 50 mln U.S. dollars will be necessary for restoration of each
of them. According to G.Geara, during the 22 days of the war actions,
losses incured by Lebanon are estimated about 5 bln dollars. He also
mentioned that 1000 inhabitants of Lebanon died till now, 3000 were
injured, about 1 mln people migrated. The Ambassador mentioned that
taking two soldiers of Israel prisoner by the Lebanese "Hzbollah"
grouping of assaults is not the only reason of outbreak of the
war. According to G.Geara's estimation, the other reason is territories
of Lebanon which Israel captured. The Ambassador also mentioned that
there are 8 Lebanese prisoners of war as well as about 10 thousand of
Palestinian prisoners in prisons of Israel. G.Geara mentioned that
there is a possibility at the UN Security Council sitting on Monday
or Tuesday to make a decision concerning cease-fire. The Ambassador
also informed that the Lebanese Government adopted a document
consisting of 7 proposals on the purpose of outcome of the present
crisis. Particularly, the Lebanese party demands to state cease-fire
immediately, to carry out exchange of prisoners, to remove the Israeli
Armed Forced from the territories captured during this armed conflict,
to place international peace-keeping forces functioning under the UN
patronage in the south of Lebanon. According to one of the points,
it is proposed that Lebanon and Israel return the truce agreement
concluded in 1949. The Ambassador of Lebanon mentioned that the
issue of disarmament of "Hzbollah" will also be solved after return
of the captured territories. The Ambassador assured that the Lebanese
Armenians had no human and material losses. "No Armenian institution,
even a small shop that belongs to an Armenian, had no material
loss. Maybe, the God loves Armenians for what we are only happy,"
G.Geara said.
AMBASSADOR OF LEBANON GABRIEL GEARA ASSURES
YEREVAN, AUGUST 4, NOYAN TAPAN. "War actions of Israel are systematized
actions to destroy Lebanon in a systematic way. It's evidence is
attacks of the Israel airforce, as a result of what bridges, civil
infrastructures, etc. are destroyed. Gabriel Geara, the Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lebanon to the RA informed about
it at the August 4 press conference. He mentioned that he was informed
in the same morning about other 3 important bridges' being destroyed,
about 50 mln U.S. dollars will be necessary for restoration of each
of them. According to G.Geara, during the 22 days of the war actions,
losses incured by Lebanon are estimated about 5 bln dollars. He also
mentioned that 1000 inhabitants of Lebanon died till now, 3000 were
injured, about 1 mln people migrated. The Ambassador mentioned that
taking two soldiers of Israel prisoner by the Lebanese "Hzbollah"
grouping of assaults is not the only reason of outbreak of the
war. According to G.Geara's estimation, the other reason is territories
of Lebanon which Israel captured. The Ambassador also mentioned that
there are 8 Lebanese prisoners of war as well as about 10 thousand of
Palestinian prisoners in prisons of Israel. G.Geara mentioned that
there is a possibility at the UN Security Council sitting on Monday
or Tuesday to make a decision concerning cease-fire. The Ambassador
also informed that the Lebanese Government adopted a document
consisting of 7 proposals on the purpose of outcome of the present
crisis. Particularly, the Lebanese party demands to state cease-fire
immediately, to carry out exchange of prisoners, to remove the Israeli
Armed Forced from the territories captured during this armed conflict,
to place international peace-keeping forces functioning under the UN
patronage in the south of Lebanon. According to one of the points,
it is proposed that Lebanon and Israel return the truce agreement
concluded in 1949. The Ambassador of Lebanon mentioned that the
issue of disarmament of "Hzbollah" will also be solved after return
of the captured territories. The Ambassador assured that the Lebanese
Armenians had no human and material losses. "No Armenian institution,
even a small shop that belongs to an Armenian, had no material
loss. Maybe, the God loves Armenians for what we are only happy,"
G.Geara said.