U.S. President George W. Bush, in his radio address to the nation today, said that the international community this week “continued to build a political and security framework to confront the crisis in the Middle East,” , he said. The president said that the United States “pledged to support Lebanon's revival and reconstruction,” and the international community “agreed to continue to work for a sustainable cease-fire that will stop the violence, end the suffering of people in Lebanon and Israel, and lead us toward a lasting peace.” President Bush said he and British Prime Minister Tony Blair agreed yesterday that “Lebanon's developing government must be empowered to exercise full authority over the territory,” as “militias” in Lebanon “must be disarmed.” -- SPA 29/07/2006 18:41 ت م
