Beirut, June 28 (IANS) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun pledged that the Lebanese state would assume its responsibilities in implementing the US-brokered framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel during a phone call with US President Donald Trump late Saturday, according to a statement from the Lebanese presidency.Aoun also expressed hope that the United States would help prevent violations of the agreement and ensure that all commitments reached under the deal are fulfilled, particularly by …
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Beirut, June 27 (IANS) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said that the Lebanon-Israel framework agreement signed earlier in the day in Washington marked the beginning of the path toward restoring Lebanon’s full sovereignty, vowing to continue working until the process is completed. In a statement issued by the Lebanese Presidency on Friday (local time), Aoun said the agreement represents the first step toward enabling displaced Lebanese to return to their land, stressing that Lebanon would no longe…
Beirut, June 6 (IANS) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has slammed Iran for using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the United States and criticised Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem, saying the Lebanese people were tired of war and deserved to live in peace.Aoun made the remarks in an interview with CNN chief international anchor Christiane Amanpour, which was released by the Lebanese Presidency on Friday (local time), reports Xinhua news agency.On Thursday, Iran’s Islamic R…
Beirut, March 13 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel and restore Lebanon’s sovereignty and stability. Following a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Beirut, Guterres said he was visiting “as a friend of the Lebanese people in full solidarity”.”Unfortunately, Lebanon was dragged into a war that is not a war that its people would be willing to have,” Guterres was quoted as saying in a statement released by the UN In…