BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 4. Lebanon’s president Joseph Aoun has called on the United States to continue supporting Lebanon following a US-backed framework agreement with Israel that includes provisions related to the disarmament of Hezbollah.
In a congratulatory message to US President Donald Trump on the 250th anniversary of US independence, Aoun urged Washington to “keep always standing beside Lebanon’s right and just causes, its institutions, army and people”.
He expressed hope that Lebanon could “turn the page on wars… and open a new page of hope, peace and stability”.
The Lebanese government’s plan to disarm Hezbollah has raised concerns over a possible return to internal conflict, recalling the country’s civil war between 1975 and 1990. Hezbollah has rejected the framework agreement and refused to surrender its weapons.
