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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Bush spells it out for Hariri
2006-01-28
U.S. President George W. Bush told hereditary MP Saad Hariri, the son of assassinated former Premier Rafik Hariri, Friday that one of his country's priorities is allowing Lebanon to be "free of foreign influence, free of Syrian intimidation, and free to chart its own course." Bush - the jewel in the crown meeting of Hariri's visit to the U.S. capital - told the young MP allowing "Lebanon's democracy to be able to reach its full potential will be very important for the region."

After the meeting at the White House's Oval office, Bush said: "There's no doubt in my mind, with the focused effort of the free world ... we will be able to achieve this objective." Bush also said he and Hariri discussed putting together a global donor's conference to raise funds to help Lebanon. Hariri told reporters the president had expressed support for a donor conference, but that no date has been set.
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