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Bush urges Syria to get out of Lebanon
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice "and the foreign affairs minister from France both stood up to say loud and clear to Syria 'you get your troops and your secret services out of Lebanon for democracy to have a chance to flourish'," Bush said in a speech in Arnold, Maryland. "The world is working together for the sake of freedom and peace. The world is speaking with one voice when it comes to making sure that democracy has a chance to flourish, in Lebanon and throughout the greater Middle East," Bush added. "And when democracy takes hold the world becomes more peaceful, the world becomes a better place for our children and grandchildren. So I look forward to continue working with friends and allies to advance freedom - not American freedom but universal freedom," Bush added. Rice and the top French diplomat, Michel Barnier, on Tuesday used a joint press conference in London to call on Syria to comply with UN Security Council resolution 1559 requiring it to pull its troops out of neighboring Lebanon. Meanwhile Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in an interview broadcast said that Syria should withdraw its troops from Lebanon but the move must be made cautiously. "That is what is required by this resolution and Syria should withdraw," Lavrov told the BBC, referring to UN Security Council resolution 1559. |
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