 BEIRUT - The European Union’s foreign policy chief said on Saturday he had told Israel to stop its jets flying over Lebanon, echoing an earlier call by France. “I’m coming from Israel to tell you that I talked with the Prime Minister (Ehud Olmert), I talked with the Minister of Defence (Amir Peretz) and made very, very clear ... that this has to stop,” Javier Solana told reporters at a news conference with Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora. “We want to have (UN) Resolution 1701 applied by everybody.”
Israeli jets have routinely flown over Lebanon since a 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas ended on Aug. 14 in a UN-brokered ceasefire. Israel later said its combat planes would continue to fly over Lebanon. |