Israeli Premier Menachem Begin has told United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim that Israel will adhere fully to the ceasefire in south Lebanon, a UN spokesman reported today. According to the spokesman. Begin and Waldheim discussed the situation in south Lebanon by telephone last night and Begin “promised” the Secretary General that instructions will be given to the authorities in Israel to that effect.
The spokesman said Begin has already instructed Israeli Defense Minister Ezer Weizman to discuss the implementation of the two resolutions on south Lebanon adopted by the Security Council. The first calls for Israel’s withdrawal, the establishment of a UN force and a ceasefire. The second resolution adopted the Secretary General’s report on measures to implement the first.
Meanwhile, Waldheim has been consulting with various countries to contribute to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and presented a progress report to the Security Council. The spokesman said that an advance party of UNIFIL is expected to be deployed in south Lebanon tomorrow.
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