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Proceeding contribution from Tony Blair (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 18 July 2006. It occurred during Ministerial statement on G8 Summit.


G8 Summit

Essentially, I agree with what the hon. Gentleman is saying. I agree in respect of UNIFIL that it would have to be a completely different type of force, but its purpose would be to provide security for the time that it takes for the Lebanese forces to come down. After all, that was what was supposed to happen with resolution 1559: the militias were supposed to be cleared out and the Lebanese forces were supposed to come in. The truth is that that has never happened.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
449 c161 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Army Armed conflict British nationality Africa Energy International assistance G8 Abduction Peacekeeping operations Terrorism Trade agreements Israel Sudan Palestine Iran Syria Middle East Hezbollah Peace negotiations Darfur Lebanon Gaza Hamas Ceasefires
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