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In
a statement issued on the 5th of March 2005, the Canadian Foreign
Affairs minister, Honorable Pierre Pettigrew said: “Syria should
immediately begin a complete withdrawal of all of its forces from
Lebanon. That withdrawal should be carried out as expeditiously as
possible”.
He also stressed that “UN Resolution 1559 must be implemented” as
he made it clear for the Syrian government during his visit to Damascus
on February 12, 2005. In the same statement, he recognized that
“redeployment rather than withdrawal will, however, delay democratic
progress in Lebanon and perpetuate instability in the region”.
For further information about the statement, please visit the following
link:
http://webapps.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/minpub/Publication.asp?publication_id=382227&language=E
RCPL welcomes this long awaited statement from the Canadian government
with great relief. RCPL and the whole Canadian-Lebanese community thank
the Honorable Minister for responding to the voice of the community, and
recognizing the need for the Syrian troops to pullout from Lebanon in
order to have a fair and transparent democratic process.
However, RCPL would like to remind the Honorable Minister that such
statement should be associated with a continuous pressure on the Syrian
and Lebanese authorities through the United Nations and bi-lateral
relations in order to:
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