Israel asks the Syrian government to fully withdraw its troops from Lebanon,
Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said Monday at UN headquarters in New
York, after meeting with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Shalom told reporters that he and the secretary has discussed many issues
including the implementation of the resolution 1559, which asked Syria to pull
out of Lebanon, the peace process with Palestine, and the importance of
normalization with more Arab and Islamic countries.
He demanded that Syria fully withdraw its troops from Lebanon, saying
"partial withdrawal" is not enough.
"We believe the time has come not only for full implementation of the
Security Council Resolution 1559 that called Syrian to put an end to the
occupation in Lebanon, but for the disarmament of militia groups," said Shalom.