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WRAP Bush and Syrian ambassador on Hariri report

(22 Oct 2005) POOL Simi Valley, California - 21 October 2005 1. U.S. President George W. Bush walks to cameras 2. SOUNDBITE (English) George W. Bush, President of United States: "The report is deeply disturbing. The report suggests that it is, strongly suggests, that the politically motivated assassination could not have taken place without Syrian involvement. I called Secretary (Condoleezza) Rice this morning and instructed her to call upon the United Nations to convene a session as quickly as possible to deal with this very serious matter. We have made it clear that the position of the United States is that there be no foreign involvement in Lebanon." 3. Bush walks back into Reagan Library APTN Washington DC - 21 October 2005 4. Wide of press conference, Syrian Ambassador entering room 5. Cutaway of journalists 6. SOUNDBITE: (English) Imad Mustapha, Syrian Ambassador to United States: "Of course Syria was astounded by the report that was released by Mehlis yesterday. We were disappointed and dismayed. This report is a flagrant political report, it has nothing to do with facts and hardcore evidence. It has everything to do with what we regard as a politicised statement that actually serves the interests of the political adversaries of Syria." 7. Cutaway of journalists STORYLINE U.S. President George W. Bush on Friday called on the United Nations to convene quickly to deal with a UN investigative report implicating Syrian officials in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. "The report strongly suggests that the politically motivated assassination could not have taken place without Syrian involvement," said Bush, after helping dedicate a new pavilion at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in southern California. The UN investigative report, which Bush called "deeply disturbing", established a link between high-ranking Syrian officials and their Lebanese allies in Hariri's murder in Beirut on February 14. The report, issued on Thursday to members of the UN Security Council, did not implicate Syrian President Bashar Assad directly, but said his government did not cooperate with the inquiry. Bush said he called Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice earlier in the day and instructed her to call upon the United Nations to convene a session "as quickly as possible to deal with this very serious matter". The president was not specific about what steps the international community should take to make sure Syria was held accountable. He said the United States had started talking with UN officials and with Arab governments about what steps to take. Meanwhile, Syria on Friday hotly dismissed the report, as Damascus geared up to fight off a growing Western inclination to punish it with crippling economic sanctions. The Syrian Ambassador to the United States, Imad Moustapha, said the accusations were baseless and flagrantly political. Mustapha, said the report is "has nothing to do with facts and hardcore evidence." The report presented no substantive evidence that could be used in a court of law, Moustapha said at a news conference at the Syrian embassy in Washington, DC. The U.N. report is the latest development in what has been an extremely bad diplomatic patch for the Syrians and represents an intensification of censure from many parts of the world over its conduct in the Middle East. It also said Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa lied in a letter to the investigating commission. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...