No tension between Aoun and Salam despite disagreement, report says
There is no tension between President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, sources close to the Prime Minister told al-Jadeed after a meeting between the two leaders.
The sources told al-Jadeed Wednesday that the meeting between Salam and Aoun the previous day was "calm".
On Tuesday, the two leaders discussed the Raouche incident -- when Hezbollah’s supporters projected images of the group’s former longtime leader on the iconic Raouche rock despite a circular by Salam that objected to the planned light show.
Pro-Hezbollah al-Akhbar newspaper had reported that the controversy over Hezbollah’s illumination of the Raouche Rock and the inability of the security forces to prevent the activity had caused a rift between Salam and Aoun, whith the latter throwing his full support behind the army and security forces.
Aoun said that the army is a red line and that "national peace is above all considerations" and that it is the duty of the army and security forces to preserve it. "It is unacceptable for anyone to criticize the army and the security forces," he added in a speech Monday.
The president reiterated his support to the army and security forces, telling Salam again that "the army is a red line" during Tuesday's meeting, the sources said, while Salam insisted on arresting the perpetrators and referring them for investigation.
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