Bush Says Syria Must Respect Lebanon”s Sovereignty
U.S. President George Bush warned Syria on Monday that it must respect Lebanon”s sovereignty and urged Damascus to establish full diplomatic ties with Beirut.
"We discussed the need for Syria to respect Lebanon”s sovereignty, to cease its support for terror, and to open full diplomatic relations with Lebanon”s elected government," Bush said after talks with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
His comments came as Washington closely watched Syrian troop movements near the border with Lebanon.
"Together, we are giving support to rising democracies, and defending the innocent against the violent," Berlusconi earlier said as Bush welcomed him to the White House.
"Italy has shown that commitment by deploying forces to the NATO mission in Afghanistan, and by leading NATO training operations in Iraq. Italian forces are also serving the cause of peace and stability in Lebanon and Kosovo and Bosnia," he added.