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U.S. President Bush meets with Lebanese President Sleimanin Washington
U.S. President George W. Bush (R) meets with Lebanese President Michel Sleiman in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on September 25, 2008. (UPI Photo/Kristoffer Tripplaar/POOL)

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Suleiman pledges more protection for UNIFIL
Suleiman pledges more protection for UNIFIL
DEIR KIFA, Lebanon, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Lebanese President Michel Suleiman promised Thursday more protection for U.N. peacekeepers two weeks after five French peacekeeping troops were attacked.
U.S. official visits Lebanese officials
U.S. official visits Lebanese officials
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- A U.S. diplomat arrived in Beirut as the United States ramped up pressure on Lebanon to fund a U.N.-backed probe into the 2005 slaying of Rafik Hariri.
Obama cites Lebanon arms smuggling
Obama cites Lebanon arms smuggling
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday he discussed the "extensive" arms smuggling ongoing in Lebanon with President Michel Suleiman.
Sleiman: Equal power-sharing must be kept
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A proposal to end Lebanon's political sectarianism must preserve diversity and power sharing, President Michel Sleiman says.
Lebanese president to visit Obama
Lebanese president to visit Obama
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Lebanese President Michel Sleiman will visit U.S. President Barack Obama Dec. 14, the White House said Wednesday.
Clinton: U.S. won't 'sell out' Lebanon
BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 26 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States will never "sell out" the Lebanese people by making any deals with neighboring Syria.
Sleiman OKs regional, not Israeli, talks
BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 19 (UPI) -- Lebanese President Michel Sleiman says he would support regional peace talks for the Middle East instead of direct talks with Israel.
Lebanon accuses Israel of violations
PARIS, March 18 (UPI) -- Lebanon's president is accusing Israel of continually violating his nation's territory.
Abbas: Let refugees return
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Palestinian refugees living in Lebanon have the right of return to Israel, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said during a visit to Beirut.
Sarkozy welcomes Syria's Assad
PARIS, July 12 (UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived in France Saturday and met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy on the eve of a major Mediterranean summit.
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“ I also invited President Sarkozy to work toward a global approach for the solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. And we have also called for that to happen within the framework of an international conference to which all the parties involved would be invited, ”
Sleiman OKs regional, not Israeli, talks
United Press International
“ We have always refused to hold direct talks with the Israelis. We have always said we would be prepared to accept a peace conference based on the Madrid conference and also on the international legal texts, ”
Sleiman OKs regional, not Israeli, talks
United Press International
“ If the world wants peace it must work for reconciliation ”
Lebanon accuses Israel of violations
United Press International
“ We will keep on working together in combating dissension, sectarianism and terrorism, ”
Syria completes Lebanon withdrawal
United Press International
“ Abolishing political sectarianism must preserve fundamentals such as diversity and equal power sharing among various sects, ”
Sleiman: Equal power-sharing must be kept
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