During his meeting with the ambassadors of Francophone countries in Lebanon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Youssef Raji stressed that the framework agreement is not a final agreement, but rather constitutes a basis for launching towards the completion of negotiations, stressing that its importance lies in establishing the independence of the Lebanese decision and consolidating the principle that the Lebanese state alone negotiates in the name of Lebanon.
Raji explained that the state’s exclusive right to negotiate represents a red line that cannot be touched, stressing that the sovereign decision must remain in the hands of the Lebanese state alone.
He pointed out that the Lebanese state went to the negotiations because it did not have the luxury of options, but rather proceeded from its national responsibility to save Lebanon and stop the war, considering that Hezbollah is still in denial about the facts and the magnitude of the cost incurred by Lebanon and the Lebanese.
Raji stressed that confining weapons to the state is not only an external demand, but rather an urgent Lebanese need to establish a normal, strong and sovereign state, capable of protecting all its people, safeguarding their interests, and opening a new page of stability and prosperity.
