Written question asked by David Drew (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 May 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 19 May 2005. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Tuesday, 24 May 2005 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Lebanon
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what monitoring the UK has undertaken (a) directly and (b) through the UN of the impact of the withdrawal of Syrian forces from the Lebanon.
- Answer
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Our Embassies in Beirut and Damascus are observing the extent and impact of the withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon.The UK has supported the decision of the United Nations Secretary General to deploy a UN mission made up of military experts to verify whether there has been a full and complete withdrawal of all Syrian troops and military assets and intelligence apparatus from Lebanon. We are pleased to have seconded a British Army Colonel to act as second-in-command of this mission. We understand that the mission will be producing its report later this month.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 434 c66-7W;434 c70-1W; 331
- Session
- 2005-06
- Subjects
- Armed forces Army Deployment Monitoring United Nations Syria Lebanon
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