In Lebanon, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ envoy urges authorities to maintain recent lull along withdrawal line 

23 April Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Terje Roed-Larsen, today urged senior Lebanese officials to make all efforts to maintain the welcome lull in clashes along the line marking Israeli withdrawal.

According to a Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ spokesman, Mr. Roed-Larsen made his comments in Beirut during talks on the deteriorating situation in the region with Lebanese President Emile Lahoud and Foreign Minister Mahmoud Hammoud.

Later, Mr. Roed-Larsen held talks in Damascus with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa on ways to halt the cycle of violence in the Middle East, the spokesman reported.

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ envoy briefed the Syrian officials on the alarming humanitarian situation in the West Bank and answered questions about his recent experiences at the Jenin refugee camp.