July 12, 2010 - Naharnet - Williams: No Crisis of Confidence with Hizbullah, No Link between South Incidents and International Tribunal

U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams said there is no crisis of confidence with Hizbullah, stressing that there is also no link between recent UNIFIL-villagers skirmishes in south Lebanon and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.
U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams said there is no crisis of confidence with Hizbullah, stressing that there is also no link between recent UNIFIL-villagers skirmishes in south Lebanon and the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.

"There is no crisis of confidence with Hizbullah, which has played a positive role in recent days to reduce the tension," Williams said in remarks published Monday by Al-Akhbar newspaper.

He expressed satisfaction at the reconciliation reached between UNIFIL and residents of southern Lebanon.

Williams said it was important to emphasize that the south incidents in which U.N. peacekeepers were attacked by villagers "cannot be placed in the scope of crisis."

"We have not reached a stage that makes us describe what happened as a crisis," Williams thought.