Raad Calls on State to 'Perform Its Duties in Defense Strategy'
The head of Hizbullah's Loyalty to Resistance parliamentary bloc MP Mohammed Raad called on the Lebanese state on Tuesday to “perform its duties in the defense strategy.”
“As for the defense strategy, we are ready for it,” Raad said, referring to President Michel Aoun's call for defense strategy talks after the elections.
“We hope the state will perform its duties in the defense strategy, seeing as we are offering the lives of our young men to protect the country. This is our religious and national duty and no one can prevent us from defending our country through all means should we face danger,” the lawmaker said.
“This is a right for every citizen in Lebanon,” Raad emphasized.
The issue of Hizbullah's huge arsenal of weapons has long been a thorny issue in Lebanon.
Since 2006 several national dialogue meetings have failed to make progress on the topic.
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