057 UN TO HOLD TROOP CONTRIBUTOR MEETING FOR LEBANON THURSDAY

THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT IN NEW YORK WILL
HOLD A TROOP CONTRIBUTOR MEETING THIS THURSDAY TO ASSESS THE POSSIBLE FORMATION
OF A FORCE TO BE STATIONED IN LEBANON AS PART OF THE SOLUTION TO THE CURRENT
CRISIS BETWEEN LEBANON AND ISRAEL0 2THE MEETING WILL DEAL WITH THE FORMATION OF
THE FORCE AND THE COMPOSITION OF THE FORCE# SAID AHMAD FAWZI U0N0 DIRECTOR OF
MEDIA AND NEWS0 HE ADDED THAT THE MEETING ORGANIZED BY THE U0N0 DEPARTMENT OF
PEACEKEEPING WILL BE CHAIRED BY ITS TOP OFFICIAL JEAN-MARIE GUEHENNO0 AROUND
40 MEMBER STATES WERE CONTACTED BY LETTER TODAY TO ATTEND THE MEETING ON
THURSDAY INCLUDING COUNTRIES WHO HAVE ALREADY CONTRIBUTED TROOPS TO PEACEKEEPING
OPERATIONS IN THE REGION SUCH AS FRANCE CANADA CHINA AND GHANA AMONG OTHERS0