(TIBNIN, Lebanon - President of Ireland visits troops in UNIFIL, 15 October 2011)

The President of Ireland, Mary McAleese, visited her country's troops deployed with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon today.

The Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas, today chaired a tripartite meeting with senior officials from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) at the UN Position at Ras Al Naqoura crossing.

Beirut, 6 September 2011 - UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major-General Alberto Asarta Cuevas this morning called on Prime Minister Najib Mikati and later in the day Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to brief them on the extension of UNIFIL's mandate for another year.