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| 27/06/2008 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has expressed disappointment over "lack of progress" in the formation of a new national unity cabinet in Lebanon, urging the full implementation of the Doha accord which ended the country's protracted political crisis.
"The Doha Agreement should be fully implemented. We were encouraged by the election of President Michel Suleiman. However, we have been very much disappointed by the lack of progress in forming a national unity government," Ban said in New York Thursday ahead of a visit to northeast Asia.
He said he was briefed by U.N. officials, who are in contact with Lebanese leaders, that the cabinet may be formed soon.
"I sincerely hope that they will be able to announce the formation of a national unity government," he said.
On the Israeli-occupied Shebaa Farms area, Ban said his senior cartographer has already concluded his work in the provisional delineation of the zone, "without any reference to ownership."
"This is something where we need flexibility and the political will of all the parties concerned," the U.N. chief told reporters.
The Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar published excerpts from UN Ban’s report on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which he is expected to submit to the council by the end of this month.
“The report denies any progress with the Shebaa Farms issue and reveals UNIFIL’s possession of reconnaissance planes,” the daily reported. | 
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