United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed hope about the establishment of a government in Lebanon.We sincerely hope that there will soon be the establishment of a government, Ban said at an annual news conference in New York on Friday, adding that he would discuss the issue with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Lebanese President Michel Sleiman.
I may have an opportunity of meeting either Prime Minister Mikati or President Sleiman this month and I will discuss this matter with them, Ban said.
Elsewhere in his remarks, the UN chief voiced concerns over violence in the country.
I am deeply concerned about the escalation of violence witnessed in Lebanon in recent months, Ban said.
I call on all Lebanese parties to act with restraint and for the Lebanese people to come together to support the institution of the state.
The Lebanese capital Beirut has been repeatedly targeted by terrorist attacks in recent months, which have left a large number of casualties.
On December 27, 2013, several people, including former Finance Minister Mohamad Chatah, were killed in a car bomb attack near the parliament in Beirut.
On November 19, 2013, two bomb attacks outside the Iranian Embassy in Beirut killed 25 people and injured more than 150. Irans Cultural Attach to Beirut Hojjatoleslam Ebrahim Ansari and the wife ofanother Iranian diplomat were among the dead.
By Press TV
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