Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 18

2-May-2005

Political Comment (2 May 2005)

Syria has completed the withdrawal of its forces from Lebanon. A proposal by Russian President Vladimir Putin for an international peace conference has been coolly received by the US and Israel .

Syria Completes Withdrawal

With the well-publicized departure of the last Syrian troops from Lebanon on 26 April, the US (with France in tow) appears to have achieved its primary objective in its confrontation with...