ations ▁In ▁the ▁pre am ble ▁of ▁the ▁resolution , ▁the ▁Council ▁was ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁dem ands ▁of ▁the ▁Leb an ese ▁people ▁that ▁those ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁killing ▁be ▁brought ▁to ▁justice , ▁and ▁the ▁Leb an ese ▁government ▁had ▁requested ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁an ▁international ▁trib unal ▁to ▁try ▁those ▁responsible . ▁ ▁The ▁Security ▁Council ▁expressed ▁its ▁willing ness ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁assist ▁Leb anon ▁in ▁the ▁search ▁for ▁those ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁attack . ▁ ▁Act s ▁Request ing ▁the ▁Secretary - General ▁and ▁Leb an ese ▁government ▁to ▁consult ▁regarding ▁an ▁international ▁trib unal , ▁Council ▁members ▁recogn ised ▁that ▁adopt ing ▁a ▁legal ▁framework ▁for ▁the ▁trib unal ▁would ▁not ▁pre jud ice ▁the ▁ph asing - in ▁of ▁its ▁components ▁nor ▁pred et erm ine ▁the ▁timing ▁of ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁its ▁operations . ▁The ▁Secretary - General ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁progress ▁of ▁the ▁negoti ations , ▁including ▁options ▁for ▁fund ing . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Ass ass ination ▁of ▁Raf ic ▁H ari ri ▁ ▁Fitz G er ald ▁Report ▁ ▁Leb anon – S y ria ▁relations ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁United ▁Nations ▁Security ▁Council ▁Resol utions ▁ 1 6 0 1 ▁to ▁ 1 7 0 0 ▁( 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 0 6 ) ▁ ▁Me hl is ▁Report ▁ ▁Special ▁Trib unal ▁for ▁Leb anon ▁ ▁United ▁Nations ▁International ▁Independent ▁Investig ation ▁Commission ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Text ▁of ▁the ▁Resol ution