Solana also held talks with Lebanese officials and leaders. Solana said he was satisfied with the application of the UN resolution ending the war between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah.

He said: "We are, as you know, cooperating very strongly with UNIFIL, the forces of the European Union. We are satisfied. I have been talking this morning with General Pellegrini. I think that the application of the UN resolution has been carried out in the correct fashion from the UNIFIL point of view."

Solana arrived in Beirut after talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders. The German Defense Ministry, meanwhile, has recognized that its sphere of operations as commander of UNIFIL's naval force is limited to six nautical miles off the Lebanese coast. Opposition MPs in Germany have criticized the German government for failing in a promise that there would be no exclusion zone.

Pellegrini urged Solana to pressure Israel to end overflights of Lebanon

UNIFIL commander General Alain Pellegrini has urged EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana to pressure Israel to end its controversial overflights of Lebanon

The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has previously complained that the continued overflights are harming its mission in Lebanon.

The issue was raised by Pellegrini during his meeting with Solana.

Solana Urges Palestinian Leaders To Form New Government

The European Union's foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, urged Palestinian leaders Friday to move with urgency to form a new government amid warnings that the plight of the Palestinians is worsening.

During a stop in a West Bank refugee camp, Solana said international sanctions against the Hamas-led government have taken a heavy toll on ordinary Palestinians. He expressed hope the Palestinians would soon form a new government more acceptable to the international community.

"The problem is now that the political solution may arrive too late. Things may get too bad that it will be difficult to recuperate. We have to reverse the situation," he said during a visit to the Askar refugee camp.

Picture: EU Foreign Policy chief Javier Solana ( L) with Lebanon's prime minister Fouad Siniora during a press conference in Beirut

Source: Euro News, Ya Libnan