Written question asked by Jeffrey M Donaldson (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 13 December 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 December 2006. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Monday, 18 December 2006 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Syria

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment she has made of Syria's compliance with UN Resolution 1701 in terms of its ceasing to arm Hezbollah.

Answer: The UN Secretary-General on 1 December, reported to the UN Security Council on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701. He noted that the UN continues to receive reports of illegal arms smuggling across the Lebanese/Syrian border, but has been unable to verify these reports. We share the UN's concern over these reports and have urged Syria to take steps to ensure full compliance with UN Security Council Resolution 1701.

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