Albright Discusses Peace Tracks with Lebanese PM ����US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on September 4 afternoon held talks with Lebanese Prime Minister Salim Hoss on the stalled peace process. ����Following the meeting, Hoss, who is also the foreign minister, held a joint news conference with Albright. ����He said he had told Albright Lebanon's stance over its commitment for the peace process in the region, especially the implementation of the United Nations Resolution 425 and the Israeli pullout from Golan Heights it captured from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war. ����The resolution, adopted by the UN after Israeli first invasion to the country, calls for an unconditional Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon. ����Israel is currently occupying parts of south Lebanon with the claimed aim of protecting its north from Lebanese guerrillas' cross-border attacks. ����Lebanon has been also demanding Israel withdraw from Golan Heights and insisting talks on the Syrian and Lebanese tracks be conducted simultaneously. ����Syria, with a 350,000 troops stationed in Lebanon, is believed an undisputed power broker in the country. ����Hoss also said his government and people will continue supporting the resistance movement as long as Israel occupies Lebanon's lands. ����The Iranian-backed Hezbollah, or Party of God, is leading a guerrilla in the country trying to oust Israeli troops out of the country. ����For her part, Albright said she was happy to be in Lebanon as the first American diplomat to use the Beirut airport over past 16 years. ����During Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war, Americans had become the main targets of the country's warring military groups and since then its citizens were banned from travelling to Lebanon and airliners barred from landing at its airport. ����Albright said her regional tour aimed to revive the peace talks, which she thought will not be complete without the participation of Lebanon. ����Albright, who came here two hours ago, has left for Jerusalem to brief Israeli leaders over Syrian and Lebanese stance over the negotiations. ����She is expected to fly to Egyptian Red Sea city Sharm El-Sheikh to attend a signing ceremony of a new peace deal between the Palestinians and Israel. (Xinhua) WorldNews 1999-09-06 Page6 Full Story in Chinese