Jumblat offered to help Aoun find alternative negotiation path, Abu Faour reveals

Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat has expressed his willingness to support President Joseph Aoun in developing a revised diplomatic strategy that protects national rights, MP Wael Abu Faour revealed.

Speaking to electronic newspaper al-Anbaa, Abu Faour disclosed that Jumblat had told President Aoun during a recent meeting in Baabda that he is ready to assist in crafting "an alternative negotiating approach that helps secure Lebanon's rights."

The initiative comes after Jumblat repeatedly voiced opposition to a framework agreement reached between Lebanon and Israel in June through direct negotiations.

The Druze leader has criticized the deal for bypassing the 1949 Armistice Agreement and risking state sovereignty.