In a letter to the UN, Syrian Foreign Minister Farouq al-Shara said his country "would like to officially inform you that the Syrian Arab forces stationed in Lebanon, at the request of Lebanon and under an Arab mandate, have fully withdrawn all their military, security apparatus and assets."
I et brev til FN skrev Syriens udenrigsminister Farouq al-Shara, at hans land "ønsker officielt at bekendtgøre, at de syrisk-arabiske styrker udstationeret i Libanon efter libanesisk ønske og på arabisk mandat, har trukket alle sine militære styrker, sit sikkerhedsapparat og sit materiel ud af landet".