U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is expected to discuss Israel’s recent proposal to withdraw from southern Lebanon when she holds a scheduled meeting Friday in Washington with Syria’s foreign minister, Farouk al-Sharaa. The proposal, which also calls for Lebanon to be responsible for security after Israel withdraws its troops, has already been rejected by Damascus and Beirut.
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