IV. The problem of the Lebanese displaced shall be solved radically, and the right of every
Lebanese displaced since 1975 to return to the place from which he was evicted shall be
acknowledged. Legislation to guarantee this right and insure the means of reconstruction shall be
issued.
Considering that the objective of the State of Lebanon is to spread its authority over all the
Lebanese territories through its own forces, represented primarily by the Internal Security
Forces, and in view of the fraternal relations binding Syria to Lebanon, the Syrian forces shall
thankfully assist the forces of the Lebanese legitimacy to spread the authority of the State of
Lebanon within a set period of no more than 2 years, beginning with the ratification of the
National Accord document, the election of a President of the Republic, the formation of the
national Accord Cabinet, and the constitutional approval of the political reforms. At the end of
this period, the two governments -- the Syrian Government and the Lebanese National Accord
Government -- shall decide to redeploy the Syrian forces in The Bekaa region and the WestBekaa entrance from Dahr al-Baydar to the Hammana-Mdairej-Ain Dara line, and if necessary,
at other points to be determined by a joint Lebanese-Syrian military committee. An agreement
shall also be concluded by the two governments to determine the extent and duration of the
presence of Syrian forces in the above-mentioned areas and to define the relation of these forces
with the Lebanese State authorities in the places of their deployment. The Higher Arab Tripartite
Committee is prepared to assist the two States in developing this agreement, if they so wish.
Third - Liberating Lebanon from the Israeli occupation:
Regaining State authority over the territories extending to the internationally-recognized
Lebanese borders requires the following:
A. Efforts to implement Resolution 425 and other UN Security Council Resolutions calling for a
full elimination of the Israeli occupation.
B. Adherence to the truce agreement concluded on March 23, 1949 A.D.
C. Taking all the necessary measures to liberate all Lebanese territories from the Israeli
occupation, to spread State sovereignty over all the territories, and to deploy the Lebanese Army
in the internationally recognized border area; and exerting efforts to reinforce the presence of the
UN forces in South Lebanon to ensure the Israeli withdrawal and to provide the opportunity for
the return of security and stability to the border area.
Fourth - Lebanese-Syrian Relations:
Lebanon, with its Arab affiliation and identity, is tied to all the Arab States by true fraternal
relations. Between Lebanon and Syria there is a special relationship that derives its strength from
the roots of blood ties, history, and joint brotherly interests. This is the concept on which the two
countries' coordination and cooperation are founded, and which will be embodied by the
agreements between them in all areas, in a manner that accomplishes the interests of the two
brotherly countries within the framework of the sovereignty and independence of each of them.
Therefore, and because strengthening the bases of security creates the climate needed to develop
these privileged bonds, Lebanon should not be allowed to constitute a source of threat to Syria's
security, and Syria should not be allowed to constitute a source of threat to Lebanon's security