Report: Aoun believes focus must be on arms plan, not on 'provoking' Hezbollah supporters
President Joseph Aoun is seeking to protect civil peace in parallel with the enforcement of laws and he believes that communication with all parties serves that purpose, Baabda sources said.
“The government and the premiership must reassure Hezbollah’s environment instead of provoking it, and must focus on the decisions of removing illegal arms instead of wasting time on decisions that increase the mobilization of Hezbollah’s environment,” the sources told the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper in remarks published Monday.
“Accordingly, Aoun will work on avoiding a cabinet vote today on withdrawing the license of the (Hezbollah-linked) Rissalat association in order to prevent an increase in tensions. He will also demand that the investigation into the Raouche events be concluded before taking any decision against the association,” the sources said.
The sources also dismissed the reports that claimed that top Iranian official Ali Larijani had brought in $300 million in his diplomatic suitcase when he visited Lebanon last month.
“The plane and the accompanying delegation were searched individual by individual, while Larijani was allowed to bring in his diplomatic suitcase, which weighed around 10 kilograms,” the sources said, adding: “A million dollar consisting of $100 bills weighs around 15 kilograms, so how would $300 million be brought in in a suitcase weighing 10 kilograms?”
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