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UN envoy: Syria provides timetable for Lebanon pullout |
2005-03-12 |
![]() Roed-Larsen arrived in Syria from Lebanon earlier Saturday and held a meeting with Assad that was attended by Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa and his deputy Walid al-Moualem, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). The envoy said the meeting was "very constructive" and he was "much encouraged by President Assad's commitment to the full implementation" of the U.N. Security Council resolution calling for Syria's immediate withdrawal from Lebanon. Larsen said the redeployment to the Bekaa Valley before the end of this month will include the withdrawal of "a significant number of these Syrian troops, including intelligence," from Lebanon into Syria. "The second stage will lead to a complete and full withdrawal of all Syrian military personnel and the intelligence apparatus," the U.N. envoy said, adding that he will continue his dialogue with Assad and other concerned parties. |
Posted by:Fred |
#2 Here's the link Mrs. D mentioned (good to see New Sisyphus getting some publicity). I hope optimism is warranted here. For better or worse, it looks like we'll take Syria first, then go for Iran later. If Damascus lost its patron and puppet-master, Assad would have little choice but to pull a Gaddafi-esque 180. Between Iran and N. Korea, I fear we're setting a precident of "Once you go nuclear, Uncle Sam sits on his hands and lets the diplomats jibber-jabber." |
Posted by: Rex Rufus 2005-03-12 3:19:20 PM |
#1 New Sisypheus has an excellent analysis of what this represents for the U. S. in its effort to rehabilitate the U. N. Bottom Line: Good News. |
Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-03-12 2:14:20 PM |