Syria to Pull its Troops back in Lebanon until April 30th

Following a meeting held with Syrian President Bashar Assad and Foreign Minister Farouk al Shara, United Nations (UN) special representative Terje Roed-Larsen organized a joint press briefing with Shara. At this briefing, Larsen stated that "Foreign Minister Shara has said that all Syrian troops, military constituents and the intelligence staff will have been completely recalled from Lebanon by April 30th at the latest."