US demands govt. decision on Hezbollah arms, report says
The U.S. administration has asked Lebanon to reach “presidential consensus” on the decision of monopolizing arms between President Joseph Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri and PM Nawaf Salam ahead of referring such a decision to Cabinet for formal approval, Al-Jadeed TV has reported.
“Washington considers that monopolizing arms is an essential first step that must precede any Israeli withdrawal and border demarcation,” Al-Jadeed added.
“U.S. envoy Tom Barrack has returned to the front burner the files that former U.S. deputy special envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus and her team had finalized, putting them on the table for implementation within a specific time frame, topped by an official decision from the Lebanese government on monopolizing arms in the hand of the state,” Al-Jadeed said.
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