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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/19/AR2006101901436.html
Annan Presses Lebanon on Disarming Hizballah
[Reuters/Washington Post] Irwin Arieff - UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Lebanese authorities on Thursday to quickly agree on a plan for disarming Hizballah. Hizballah's transformation into a purely political party "is a key element in ensuring a permanent end of hostilities and in the full restoration of Lebanon's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence," Annan said in a report to the UN Security Council.