July 17, 2006: Hezbollah, Syria, Iran & Joint Venture

G8 leaders issue joint statement on Mideast crisis Jul. 16 2006, CTV.ca News Staff
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[....] "One way to help deal in the Middle East is to deal with the root causes there - and the root cause of the problem is Hezbollah, Hezbollah's relationship with Syria, and Hezbollah's relationship with Iran," [Pres.] Bush said.

Israel has accused those two countries of providing Hezbollah with more powerful and sophisticated missiles and rockets. Those nations have denied the charges.

[....] Prime Minister Stephen Harper ... Russian President Vladimir Putin, discussing a possible joint natural gas venture.