UN special envoy says Terje Roed-Larsen Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has committed himself to a full withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon.
The announcement was made today (Saturday) in a statement after Mr. Roed-Larsen met Mr. Assad in the northern Syrian town of Aleppo to press for a timetable for a pullout.
The statement says Mr. Roed-Larsen will present UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan with a timetable next week for a complete Syrian pullout from Lebanon.
The meeting came after a large convoy of Syrian forces returned home today from positions in northern Lebanon. However, thousands of Syrian troops are still located elsewhere in the country.
Information for this report is provided by AFp and Reuters.
