Aoun: Negotiations making progress; we won't allow Israel to remain on a single inch
President Joseph Aoun announced Tuesday that the negotiations with Israel are “making progress,” adding that “in any case” the talks “are better than the devastating results of war.”
“The scale of Israeli attacks on our country has decreased since the signing of the framework agreement, which has positively impacted the return of Lebanese citizens to spend the summer in their homeland,” Aoun added.
He stressed that there is no disagreement among the Lebanese regarding the objectives: “Israeli withdrawal, the return of prisoners, and the reconstruction of what was destroyed.”
“Ultimately, we will not allow Israel to remain on even an inch of our land, nor will we allow a single one of its soldiers to remain on our soil,” Aoun emphasized.
He added: “We constantly hear slogans saying that what was taken by force will only be regained by force, but the realities on the ground have proven this to be false.”
“It is time for the people of the South to rest and settle in their land, instead of continuing the wars waged in their name for non-Lebanese objectives,” Aoun said.
“My goal today is to rebuild the state, whatever the cost, despite the opposition of those seeking to dismantle its foundations and prevent its reconstruction,” he added.
Source: Naharnet
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