| Bush urges
Syria to get out of Lebanon ARNOLD, Maryland, March 2 (AFP) - President George W. Bush on
Wednesday urged Syria to withdraw its troops from Lebanon and welcomed cooperation between
Washington and Paris on the issue.
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. |
