Remarks Following Meeting of the United Nations Security Council

SECRETARY RICE: I am pleased with the outcome, the Resolution. Obviously, this is a first step and there’s a lot more to do, and I look forward to working with my colleagues. Again, I want to thank the members of the international community who worked so hard, particularly Secretary General Annan, also my colleague Philippe Douste-Blazy, the French Foreign Minister, and also the governments of Lebanon and Israel for their work. We will now endeavor to work very hard. This is a first step, but it’s a good first step.

Thank you very much.

2006/T20-5