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President Joseph Aoun confirmed that Israel still refuses to stop its war on Lebanon, which increases “the suffering of the Lebanese people,” welcoming the negotiating initiative announced by Paris.
Aoun said, during his meeting with the Minister Plenipotentiary at the French Ministry of Armies, Alice Ruffaut, at Baabda Palace today, that the war “will not lead to any practical result, but rather will increase the suffering of the Lebanese people,” considering that negotiation is “the only solution capable of restoring security and stability to the region.”
He added, “Israel still refuses to respond to Lebanese, Arab, and international calls to stop its war on Lebanon and begin negotiations that guarantee its sovereignty over its entire territory, especially in the south up to the international border, and enable the Lebanese army to redeploy and extend the state’s authority with its legitimate military forces.”
Aoun explained that Lebanon welcomes the support provided by French President Emmanuel Macron to help it confront the ongoing Israeli escalation, and to reach a ceasefire and begin negotiations in accordance with the negotiating initiative he recently announced.
He also welcomed the desire expressed by European and non-European countries to maintain their forces in the south, after the completion of the withdrawal of UNIFIL forces by the end of 2027.
For her part, the French Minister conveyed Macron’s greetings to Aoun, affirming Paris’s support for Lebanon in the difficult circumstances it is going through, and its standing by the Presidency of the Republic in the positions it announces, especially the negotiating initiative and the decisions of the Lebanese government.
