Lebanese leaders will need to act fast to avoid squandering a historic opportunity
8th Nov 2005, 21:40 GMT
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has expressed his belief that Lebanon ought to be the abode of its own justice. Annan reportedly told Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu al-Gheit that in his view, the trial of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's assassins ought to be held in Lebanon, rather than in an international court. But in order for the Lebanese to prepare for this important trial.