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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

What my hon. Friend says is very fair and very right. I was just looking at resolution 1559, passed almost two years ago in September 2004, which said that the UN was:"““Gravely concerned at the continued presence of armed militias in Lebanon””." It called for"““the disbanding and disarmament of all Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias””," and supported"““the extension of the control of the Government of Lebanon over all Lebanese territory””." That was after the withdrawal in the year 2000. He is absolutely right: the fact is that we did not commit significant enough resources in order to make sure that that was implemented.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
449 c164 
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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