"We have reconsidered the position ... in light of more positive developments within Lebanon," Foreign Office Minister Bill Rammell told a parliamentary committee. "For that reason we have explored establishing contacts."
Anmerkung:
Eine Antwort von der Hisbollah ließ nicht lange auf sich warten:
Britain has taken a "step in the right direction" by signalling willingness to talk to Hezbollah, a spokesman for the Lebanese Shi'ite group said on Friday.Na dann, einen kräftigen Gruß aus dem Libanon nach England: