Beirut – Beirut visited Beirut along with unrelenting pressure on Morgan Ortags, the special envoy of West Asia in Hezbollah, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan.
The observers described Bin Fahan’s visit as a follow-up mission to reassure the international community about the progress of “reform” imposed on new Lebanese authorities, particularly Hezbollah’s disarmament, explaining that the time frame is not unlimited.
Bin Fahan’s visit focused on measures being taken by the Lebanese forces south and north of the Rithani River.
Sources claimed that Washington and Riyadh were not opposed to the planned dialogue between President Ounu and Hezbollah regarding weapons of resistance, unless the dialogue served Hezbollah’s interests.
This contrasts with the approach by some domestic groups, such as the Lebanese military party, under the leadership of Samir Giagea, who advocates forcing disarming Hezbollah.
In Doha, after meeting Qatar’s chief Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, President Ounu declared that “a decision has been made to restrict arms to the (Lebanese) state, and that its implementation is distant from power through dialogue.”
President Aoun also emphasized “the need for a national security strategy in which Lebanon can be fortified and defence strategies emerge.”
He said “the issue of normalization (with Israel) was not raised before us,” highlighting “Lebanon’s commitment to the decision of the Beirut Summit and the Riyadh Conference on relations with Israel.”
On his side, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam visited Damascus at the request of Riyadh, where he met with the head of Hayat Taharil al-Sham regime, Abu Muhammad al-Julani (aka Ahmad al-Sharaa). He was accompanied by Defense Minister Michel Menassa, Home Minister Ahmad Hajar and Foreign Minister Yousef Raj.
Last month, the Lebanese Defense Minister met with his Syrian counterpart in Jeddah to discuss border control and intersection mechanisms. Prevent smuggling; separate the boundary between the land and the sea. Improve security tuning. And the issue of Syrian terrorists is being detained in Lebanese prisons and has been linked to a series of terrorist attacks on the people of Lebanese (see the Tehran Times report.
Despite the sudden shortage of necessities in Lebanon, the floods of Syrians fleeing to Lebanon have not stopped. “Since the beginning of April, 30,000 Syrians have joined Akkal and the governor of the North,” according to a recent World Food Program report.
Most newly evacuated live in collective shelters, such as mosques, village community halls, rentals, or private property shared with other families. The new displacement has opened 25 new shelters. All of these are expected to be closed in the next two months due to the suspension of external funding.
After returning from Syria, Salam held a meeting with Bin Fahan, explaining to him the details of his visit and the outcome, saying that he was invited to Jurani to visit Beirut!