The visit of the Secretary-General of the Arab League to Lebanon came with the aim of consulting with the Lebanese leaders on ways to deal with the ongoing Israeli aggression against Lebanon, which requires minimum Lebanese understandings, according to an official statement by the Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ambassador Hossam Zaki.
During his visit to Beirut, Aboul Gheit met with the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, the Prime Minister of the Lebanese Caretaker Government, Najib Mikati, and the Commander of the Lebanese Army, General Joseph Aoun, revealing the “priority” of the Arab League, which is an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon, and Israel’s immediate withdrawal from… Any Lebanese territory it occupied or penetrated, and the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701.
Presidential vacancy crisis
The Secretary-General of the Arab League discussed with the Lebanese leaders pivotal issues, foremost of which are ways to deal with the ongoing Israeli aggression against Lebanon, and discussions to encourage reaching understandings on the presidential vacancy file, as it is “a matter that has become an important priority” – according to the Arab League’s description – to complete the country’s constitutional leadership in a way that Enables him to face the major challenges he faces.
Aboul Gheit’s visit to Beirut came close to the Paris meeting regarding the Lebanese crisis, scheduled to be held on October 24, in which the Arab League was invited to participate, which prompted the Arab League to become familiar with the Lebanese position regarding the humanitarian and relief situation to support those displaced as a result of the aggression.
Arab assurances to Lebanese leaders
Aboul Gheit’s visit to the Lebanese capital, Beirut, “confirmed the clear Arab position in support of Lebanon and its sovereignty over its land, air, and waters,” according to a blog post by the Secretary-General of the Arab League through his official account on the “X” platform, in addition to an emphasis on “the necessity of an immediate ceasefire and Israeli aggression.” And the implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701.”
It is noteworthy that Lebanon has been without a president or a government with full powers since October 2022 due to a power struggle, and this is the first time that Lebanon has witnessed the absence of a president of the country in conjunction with a caretaker government at the same time, while it had often witnessed maneuvers either in the absence of a president or Lack of government.
The Secretary-General of the League of Arab States discussed with the Lebanese leaders the issue of the presidential vacancy that Lebanon is witnessing, stressing the importance of accelerating the election of a president of the republic and ending the state of presidential vacancy so that “the state regains one of its main pillars and its ability to carry out its tasks.”
Rejecting any foreign intervention in Lebanon
During his visit to Beirut, Aboul Gheit stressed the position of the Arab League, rejecting any foreign interference in Lebanon, and that the Lebanese government alone is responsible for negotiating on behalf of the country in order to reach an immediate ceasefire and complete and undiminished implementation of Resolution 1701.
Aboul Gheit said that “there is no place for imposing guardianship by this or that party, or exerting pressure, or violating Lebanese sovereignty,” revealing that talk about supporting Lebanese sovereignty “should not be just empty words, but must be supported by real positions,” especially in this circumstance. It is difficult, and the suffering of the Lebanese is not just a negotiating card in the hands of any party
Aboul Gheit stressed that the League of Arab States supports, with the greatest responsibility, the Lebanese people, the state, and the Lebanese government, and demands an immediate ceasefire, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the territories of southern Lebanon, non-interference in Lebanon, an end to random killings, and “a return to the immediate implementation of Resolution 1701, even if the matter requires the issuance of A resolution from the UN Security Council reaffirms this resolution and demands the immediate implementation of all its elements and axes.
He spoke about the Lebanese who fled the Israeli raids launched by the Israeli army on southern Lebanon, stressing the necessity of “the displaced returning to the south and allowing them to do so without Israel’s interference,” revealing that the matter requires “obtaining guarantees from Israel not to confront or attack the Lebanese people.” And stop this random killing.”
Source: RT
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