After
UNIFIL
Peacekeeper
Killed,
Differing
Reports on
UNSC, Spanish
PR
By
Matthew
Russell Lee
UNITED
NATIONS,
January 28 --
After a UN
Peacekeeper from Spain
was killed in
Lebanon, UN
Peacekeeping
deputy Edmond
Mulet briefed
the UN
Security
Council.
Afterward, at
least until 9
pm, the only
output was
"elements to
the press,"
followed by
Spanish
Permanent
Representative
Roman
Oyurzun
Marchesi's
first stakeout
since
joining the
Security
Council four
weeks ago.
Will an
internal UN
investigation
be enough for
Spain? The
question was
not taken or
answered, yet.
His answer
that it came
from the
Israeli side,
in response to
Hezbollah, was
widely
reported as
Spain blaming
Israel. But Reuters
and France 24,
for example,
said France
asked for the
meeting, when
the Security
Council's
president said
the request
was from the
UK.
Reuters said Herve
Ladsous
would be the
briefing - but
he was not,
rather it was
Edmond Mulet.
Mulet
told the Press
that a UNIFIL
"Board of
Inquiry" will
look into the
death, and
that its
report will be
public.
Inner City
Press asked
Mulet how long
it would
taken. Mulet
said UNIFIL
has been asked
to expedite
the Board of
Inquiry.
We note that
UNlike the
head of UN
Peacekeeping,
Herve Ladsous,
who refuses to
answer Press
questions
(most recent
video here)
Mulet did his
job, answering
factual
questions
about UN
Peacekeeping.
Maybe he
should be in
charge. We'll
haver more on
this.
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