Lebanese president expresses reservations about disarming Hezbollah

Beirut, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) Lebanon's President Michel Aoun expressed his reservations about the demands by the Arabian Peninsula's countries to disarm Hezbollah, Al-Joumhouria (The Republic) digital newspaper highlighted on Monday.

January 24, 2022
10:07

During an official visit this weekend, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Ahmed Nasser sought a response on the issue before a meeting of Arab foreign ministers scheduled for January 30.

Aoun said that the Resistance’ armament is not a local, but a regional and international issue.

For that reason, he talked about his reservations regarding UN Security Council Resolution 1559 that mentioned the document presented by the Kuwaiti foreign minister, which calls for the disarmament of Hezbollah.

The Kuwaiti minister confirmed the delivery of a list of suggestions issued by the Arabian Peninsula’s nations to again generate confidence in Lebanon.

Beirut’s relations with the Arabian Peninsula’s countries are at a very low level, following the withdrawal of ambassadors from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.

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