Brussels, 07/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Sunday, CFSP High Representative Javier Solana noted with interest the announcement by Syrian president Bachar al-Assad on his intention to redeploy Syrian forces in the Lebanon to Bekaa, near the Syrian border. In a press release, Mr Solana pointed out that the EU expected, “integral application of Resolution 1559”, which involved the “full withdrawal of foreign military and intelligence forces from the Lebanon”. Solana is there appealing for “the Syrian and Lebanese authorities sot set up a timetable and exact mechanism for ensuring that the withdrawal takes place as soon as possible…The European Union reiterates its support for an independent, sovereign and fully democratic Lebanon”.