HC Deb 09 February 1983 vol 36 c384W
23. Mr. Foster

askd the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment Her Majesty's Government have made of the progress towards normalisation of relations between Israel and Lebanon.

Mr. Hurd

Negotiations taking place between Israel and Lebanon, with United States participation, cover security arrangements and the withdrawal of Israeli forces as well as future relations between the two countries. There has been little progress so far. We hope that with the help of the United States, whose efforts we fully support, there will soon be an agreement leading to the early withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon. We also want to see remaining Syrian and PLO forces withdraw from Lebanon as soon as possible.

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