Salam received the American delegation: Lebanon is obligated to the goals of the Barak paper

Prime Minister Dr. Nawwaf Salam received in the Grand Serail a delegation from the US Congress that included Senator Jin Shaheen, Senator Lindsey Graham, and MP John Wilson, accompanied by the American delegate, Ambassador Thomas Barak and the American Mission Adviser to the United Nations Mrs. Morgan Ortigas, in the presence of the American Ambassador to Beirut, Mrs. Lisa Johnson and the accompanying delegation.
During the meeting, a presentation of the general situation in Lebanon and the results of the tour made by the delegation in the region. The delegation praised the recent decisions taken by the government in terms of exclusive weapons in the hands of the state and its legitimate forces, and the delegation praised the financial and banking reforms approved by the government, stressing the need to complete this path in the interest of all the Lebanese. On his part, President Salam stressed that the arms exclusive path and the establishment of the state’s authority and its monopoly on the war and peace decisions is a path that was launched and no return in it, pointing out that the government has proven this Going at August 5 session, where a firm decision was taken to assign the Lebanese army to develop a comprehensive plan to restrict weapons before the end of the year and present it to the Council of Ministers, which will be presented next week. He affirmed that this path is a Lebanese national demand and necessity, which the Lebanese agreed to in the Taif Agreement before anything else, but its application was delayed for decades, and Lebanon lost many opportunities in the past. The President Salam also reaffirmed Lebanon’s commitment to the goals of the paper that Ambassador Barak made after the amendments to Lebanese officials, which were approved by the Council of Ministers at its session on August 7, stressed to the delegation that this paper is that this paper is that this paper The based on the principle of the correlation of steps proves to ensure the withdrawal of Israel from Lebanese territory and stop all hostilities. President Salam thanked the delegation for his continuous support for the Lebanese army, stressing that expanding this support financially and military is an urgent necessity for the army to be able to play its role. He pointed out that the Lebanese army is an army for all Lebanese, and they have their trust, and therefore its support and provision of the necessary capabilities constitute a basic pillar to enhance security and stability in various Lebanese regions.