EU Presidency Statement on the assassination of the Lebanese Industry Minister, Pierre Gemayel

Press release 479/2006
21 November, 2006

The Presidency of the European Union condemns in the strongest terms the brutal assassination of the Lebanese Industry Minister, Pierre Gemayel. The attack comes at a time when political situation in Lebanon is already critically tense.

The Presidency urges all parties to refrain from activities that would further endanger the political stability of Lebanon. The Presidency reiterates the EU's full support to the legitimate and democratically elected Lebanese government.