The Special Tribunal for Lebanon and the preparation for the approaching start of the trial --
Three Senior STL officials, Daryl Mundis, Acting Registrar of the STL, Marten Youssef, Spokesperson of the STL and Christopher Roy Black, Legal Officer at the Pre-Trial Chamber, briefed the media on the latest developments regarding the Tribunal and the preparation for the approaching start of the trial.
A Lebanese embassy opened in Damascus on Monday after international pressure on the Syrian government to establish diplomatic ties and treat its smaller neighbour as a fully sovereign country.