In this regard, the Brazilian President affirmed that a general consensus on the subject has been reached, to the effect that Brazil aims from entering the Security Council at activating the representation of small and medium size countries, more than seeking to enter the influential countries club. Official visits abroad House speaker Nabih Berri, speaking to a Romanian television on the eve of his visit to Romania, said there is only one President in Lebanon heading the state, but due to Lebanon's confessional structure it appears as if there are three presidents. Speaker Berri commenced Monday a tour that will take him to Romania, Armenia and Iran. They also said his visit to Paris on the 11th and 12th of September will be a working visit where he will have a meeting with President Jacques Chirac and his French counterpart. A financial protocol is expected to be signed during the visit.
Explosion injures two youngsters in South Lebanon.
Two Lebanese boys were wounded yesterday when an old mortar shell accidentally exploded near the southern village of Majdal Silm on the outskirts of the occupied zone. The incident was caused by an 80 mm shell which was detonated by one of a flock of sheep tended by the youngsters. The explosion was initially believed to have been caused by a road side bomb, leading Amal and Hizbullah to blame Israel for planting it. On another note, an Israeli force reportedly entered the town of Khiam inside the occupied security zone and detained a 16-year old boy. Meanwhile, the village of Ramiah inside the security zone was placed under a joint Israeli-SLA siege where four of the villagers were detained.