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face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#3a3838 size=+1>Annan: Assad Commits
to Full Withdrawal</FONT><BR><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
color=#9c3632 size=-1><EM>Daily Star</EM></FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial
color=#3a3838 size=2>U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said Syrian President
Bashar Assad had given him a "commitment" to completely withdraw his troops and
intelligence agents from Lebanon. Following a meeting with Assad during the Arab
League summit in Algiers, Annan said the Syrian president confirmed his
commitment to U.N. Resolution 1559 which calls for a Syrian withdrawal from its
smaller neighbor. "The withdrawal has begun. He's working out a timetable in
consultation with the Lebanese authorities and will withdraw his troops
completely into Syrian territory. not just the troops but also the security
service," Annan said. He added: "We need to see all of them withdrawn, and
President Assad has confirmed to me that that is his intention and he will
implement 1559 in full.</FONT><BR><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
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