Lahoud insists on UN trip despite snub
10th Sep 2005, 01:47 GMT
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud is still going to the UN's 60th General Assembly as the head of the Lebanese delegation, despite an outright snub by U.S. President George W. Bush who withdrew an invitation to a reception in New York next week.Bush's invite to Lebanon's Premier Fouad Siniora to the reception still stands.
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