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Syria to redeploy forces to east Lebanon in March
DAMASCUS - Syrian forces will complete a pullback to eastern Lebanon by the end of March, and the Syrian and Lebanese military would then decide how long these forces stay there, a statement after a meeting between the leaders of both countries said Monday. "The council decided ... withdrawing Syrian Arab troops position in Lebanon to the Beka region ... before the end of March 2005," the statement said. "The joint military commission is charged with putting together an agreement within one month after the date of the pull back of Syrian forces to the Bekaa ... determining the size and the length of stay for the remaining forces," it said. "The two sides affirmed their commitment to the Taif Accord and its mechanism ... and their respect to all resolutions issued by the international legitimacy including Resolution 1559," the statement added.
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