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The caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, assured that "the various parties are working towards a lull on the southern front and long-term stability," stressing that "negotiations to this end will be conducted during the month of Ramadan."
"To achieve stability, we are trying to find a mechanism for implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1701," he added in an interview with Al-Jadeed television channel on Tuesday evening.
In this context, he stressed that the head of Parliament, Nabih Berri, and the government are currently examining the proposals of the American envoy, Amos Hochstein, and that Lebanon's response will be communicated to him once the examination of these proposals is completed.
Hochstein had visited Beirut on Monday, during which he met with Lebanese political leaders, as well as with the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, General Joseph Aoun. During his talks, he proposed amending Resolution 1701 to provide for a permanent ceasefire.
"We are waiting for the American envoy to answer the questions we have pointed out," explained Mikati, adding that Hochstein had not given a written document to Lebanese officials.
In this respect, he pointed out that Berri is negotiating with Hezbollah. "When I have a written document concerning Hochstein's proposals, I will in turn consult with Hezbollah," he said.
"Lebanon is not an aggressor and Israel should stop violating" Lebanese sovereignty, Mikati insisted, seeming to forget that it was Hezbollah that opened the front in southern Lebanon on October 8, the day after the war in Gaza began. In this respect, he claimed that 35,000 Israeli violations had been recorded between 2006 (when a war had pitted Hezbollah against the Hebrew state) and 2024.
"If the war stops in Gaza, there will be a lull on the southern front, unless Israel continues its attacks," he said, asserting that the aim is to achieve long-term stability in southern Lebanon.
Regarding the delimitation of the land border with Israel, Mikati explained that "several proposals" had been put forward in this direction, but "Lebanon is attached to all its occupied territories," referring to the Shebaa farms and the Kfarchouba hills.
Mikati also affirmed that the government is working to strengthen the presence of the Lebanese army in South Lebanon and to support the Troop on all levels, mainly "material."
Turning to the issue of the presidential election, Mikati welcomed the initiative of the National Moderation bloc, which is touring the various Lebanese parties with a view to breaking the deadlock on the issue of the presidential election. The National Moderation initiative consists of holding parliamentary consultations on the presidential election at the parliament, following which the MPs will call for an electoral session to be held, with successive rounds, until a president is elected.
"To achieve stability, we are trying to find a mechanism for implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1701," he added in an interview with Al-Jadeed television channel on Tuesday evening.
In this context, he stressed that the head of Parliament, Nabih Berri, and the government are currently examining the proposals of the American envoy, Amos Hochstein, and that Lebanon's response will be communicated to him once the examination of these proposals is completed.
Hochstein had visited Beirut on Monday, during which he met with Lebanese political leaders, as well as with the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, General Joseph Aoun. During his talks, he proposed amending Resolution 1701 to provide for a permanent ceasefire.
"We are waiting for the American envoy to answer the questions we have pointed out," explained Mikati, adding that Hochstein had not given a written document to Lebanese officials.
In this respect, he pointed out that Berri is negotiating with Hezbollah. "When I have a written document concerning Hochstein's proposals, I will in turn consult with Hezbollah," he said.
"Lebanon is not an aggressor and Israel should stop violating" Lebanese sovereignty, Mikati insisted, seeming to forget that it was Hezbollah that opened the front in southern Lebanon on October 8, the day after the war in Gaza began. In this respect, he claimed that 35,000 Israeli violations had been recorded between 2006 (when a war had pitted Hezbollah against the Hebrew state) and 2024.
"If the war stops in Gaza, there will be a lull on the southern front, unless Israel continues its attacks," he said, asserting that the aim is to achieve long-term stability in southern Lebanon.
Regarding the delimitation of the land border with Israel, Mikati explained that "several proposals" had been put forward in this direction, but "Lebanon is attached to all its occupied territories," referring to the Shebaa farms and the Kfarchouba hills.
Mikati also affirmed that the government is working to strengthen the presence of the Lebanese army in South Lebanon and to support the Troop on all levels, mainly "material."
Turning to the issue of the presidential election, Mikati welcomed the initiative of the National Moderation bloc, which is touring the various Lebanese parties with a view to breaking the deadlock on the issue of the presidential election. The National Moderation initiative consists of holding parliamentary consultations on the presidential election at the parliament, following which the MPs will call for an electoral session to be held, with successive rounds, until a president is elected.
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