Aoun from Kuwait: No one in Lebanon wants war
President Joseph Aoun has stressed that “diplomacy is the way to restore Lebanon’s full sovereignty,” adding that “no one in Lebanon wants war and everyone understands the need to limit arms to the hands of the state.”
“Lebanon is committed to the unified Arab stance and it cannot be a launchpad or passage for any harm against any Arab state,” Aoun added during a visit to Kuwait, in an interview with Kuwaiti news agency KUNA.
The president also emphasized that he is practicing his role as “a president who is entrusted with the constitution,” calling on all parties to cooperate to pull Lebanon out of its crises and reactivate the work of its institutions.
Aoun had arrived Sunday in Kuwait for a two-day official visit. On Monday he held talks with Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled Al-Sabah. He also held met with Kuwait’s acting PM Sheikh Fahad al-Youssef Al-Sabah, who said that he agreed with Aoun on facilitating the entry of Lebanese citizens into Kuwait and on the return of Kuwaiti tourists to Lebanon.
Sheikh Fahad also said that Kuwait will carry on with its assistance to Lebanon and that it is ready to fulfill everything that the country might request in this regard.
Source: Naharnet
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