Lebanese PM boycotts Munich conference because Israel's attending

Lebanese Premier Fouad Seniora has rejected to attend a major security conference held in Germany this weekend because Israel's representatives will be there, Lebanon's local newspaper An Nahar daily reported on Wednesday.

"Seniora has apologized for declining an invitation from German Chancellor Angela Merkel to attend the conference on security policy," the daily said.

"The reason is that Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni will participate in the conference," it added.

The 43rd Munich Conference on Security Policy will be held in Munich from Friday through Sunday.

Beirut has vowed to be the last Arab country to sign a peace agreement with Israel, which led a 34-day military offensive on Lebanon last summer after Hezbollah's abduction of two Israeli soldiers on July 12.

Source: Xinhua