In an apparent policy shift, Syria said it would welcome a unilateral Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. After meeting in Cairo on Saturday with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa said a withdrawal would mean Hezbollah was successful in defeating Israel.
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