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BEIRUT, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- The efforts of Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam "to govern under increasingly difficult circumstances" were commended Thursday by UN officials, according to a statement by the UN office.
The Ambassadors of the five permanent Security Council members and the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon also called on "all Lebanese parties to work responsibly in the national interest, to enable government institutions to function effectively," it said.
The ambassadors of China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States, and the UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon met this morning Salam and reaffirmed their strong support for the continued stability and security of Lebanon, the statement stressed.
It added that the ambassadors and the Special Coordinator expressed their deep concern over the 27-month vacancy in the presidency of Lebanon.
They reaffirmed their call on all Lebanese leaders to put aside their differences in the broader interest of Lebanon and its people to proceed with the presidential election, the statement said.
