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Week Ending Friday, February 25, 2005
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Joint Statement by President George W. Bush and President Jacques Chirac: Lebanon,
February 21, 2005
The United States and France join with the European Union and the international community in condemning the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, and in their support for a free, independent, and democratic Lebanon. We support the U.N. investigation into this terrorist act and urge the full cooperation of all parties in order to identify those responsible for this act.
We urge full and immediate implementation of UNSCR 1559 in all its aspects, including its call for a sovereign, independent, and democratic Lebanon as well as for the consolidation of security under the authority of a Lebanese government free from foreign domination.
Lebanon’s forthcoming parliamentary elections can mark another milestone in Lebanon’s return to independence and democracy if they are free and fair, conducted without outside interference, and guaranteed by international observers. The implementation of UNSCR 1559 is essential to the organization and success of these elections. The people of Lebanon deserve this opportunity, and we stand with them in their aspirations for freedom, sovereignty, and security.
Note: An original was not available for verification of the content of this joint statement.
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Chicago: George W. Bush, "Joint Statement by President George W. Bush and President Jacques Chirac: Lebanon, February 21, 2005," Week Ending Friday, February 25, 2005 in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 25, 2005 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005), 41:288-289 Original Sources, accessed April 20, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=P6QZ115UTRZFI1V.
MLA: Bush, George W. "Joint Statement by President George W. Bush and President Jacques Chirac: Lebanon, February 21, 2005." Week Ending Friday, February 25, 2005, in United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 25, 2005 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005), 41:288-289, Original Sources. 20 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=P6QZ115UTRZFI1V.
Harvard: Bush, GW, 'Joint Statement by President George W. Bush and President Jacques Chirac: Lebanon, February 21, 2005' in Week Ending Friday, February 25, 2005. cited in , United States. Executive Office of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, Week Ending Friday, February 25, 2005 (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005), 41:288-289. Original Sources, retrieved 20 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=P6QZ115UTRZFI1V.
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