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mandate of the international community for the 
arms embargo and disarmament of all armed groups 
in Lebanon, and particularly, Hezbollah and Pales-
tinian factions in Lebanon; 
(5) condemns Syria and Iran for their ongoing 
roles in providing arms to Lebanese militias, par-
ticularly Hezbollah and Palestinian factions in Leb-
anon, in blatant contravention of United Nations Se-
curity Council Resolution 1701; 
(6) expresses its strong appreciation to Bel-
gium, China, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, 
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, 
India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, the Republic of 
Korea, Luxemburg, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, 
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Slovakia, Slo-
venia, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, and Turkey for 
their contributions of military personnel to serve in 
the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon 
(UNIFIL), now manned with 13,251 troops of the 
15,000 troops authorized in United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 1701; 
(7) urges the Government of Lebanon to re-
quest UNIFIL’s assistance to secure the Lebanese- 
Syrian border against the entry of illicit arms or re-
lated material under paragraphs 11(f) and 14 of 
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, 
and pledges earnest American support for this ac-
tion, should the Government of Lebanon choose to 
do so; 
(8) calls on the international community to fur-
ther support the mission of UNIFIL and efforts by 
the United Nations Secretary-General to improve the 
monitoring of the Lebanese border in order to effec-
tively implement the arms embargo on armed groups 
in Lebanon required by United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 1701; 
(9) affirms strongly United States support for 
efforts to bring to justice those responsible for the 
terrorist bombing of February 14, 2005, and both 
prior and subsequent politically inspired assassina-
tions, and for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon es-
tablished by the United Nations Security Council 
Resolution 1757; 
(10) endorses prompt action by the Special Tri-
bunal for Lebanon for the terrorist bombing of Feb-
ruary 14, 2005, and both prior and subsequent po-
litically-inspired assassinations, under Chapter VII 
of the United Nations Charter; 
(11) pledges continued support for the demo-
cratically-elected and legitimate Government of Leb-
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anon and the Lebanese people against the campaign 
of intimidation, terror, and murder directed at the 
Lebanese people and at political and public figures 
opposing Syrian interference in Lebanon; 
(12) commends the many Lebanese who con-
tinue to adhere steadfastly to the principles of the 
Cedar Revolution and support the democratically 
elected and legitimate government of Lebanon; 
(13) applauds the Government of Lebanon’s ef-
forts to fully extend Lebanon’s sovereignty over the 
entire country through the internal deployments of 
the Lebanese Armed Forces, including direct action 
against the Fatah al Islam group, and encourages 
the Government of Lebanon to intensify these ef-
forts; and 
(14) re-affirms its intention to continue to pro-
vide financial and material assistance to support the 
sovereignty, territorial integrity, unity, and political 
independence of Lebanon under the sole and exclu-
sive authority of the Government of Lebanon. 
Æ 
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