Salam: Arab and int'l reactions to Sep. 5 session totally positive

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam revealed in an interview with An-Nahar newspaper that the Arab and international reactions to the September 5 cabinet session that endorsed the army’s weapons monopoly plan were “totally positive, the same as the domestic reactions to the session’s decisions.”

Asked whether that will kickstart the anticipated support for Lebanon, Salam said: “We first ask the U.S. side to further press Israel to abide by the cessation of hostilities agreement and implement what it had committed to on November 27, 2024.”

“It should continue its withdrawal from Lebanon, halt hostilities and return the captives,” Salam added.

“We are not asking the U.S. side, the Arab brothers and the European countries for anything more than pressuring Israel to implement that,” the premier said.

He also called on the brotherly and friendly countries to “take tangible steps to support the army.”