Aoun says did not offer pledges to Hezbollah, rejects Barrack's remarks
President Joseph Aoun has said that the latest remarks attributed to U.S. envoy Tom Barrack are "rejected by all Lebanese."
Asked about statements by Hezbollah MPs that he had pledged prior to his election that a defense strategy would be approved without including the removal of Hezbollah's arms and allegations about the presence of a paper signed by him, Aoun said: "Let them publish it now if it exists. I'm responsible for my word and there is neither an agreement nor a signed paper."
"How could I have committed to that and an hour later I deliver a inaugural speech in which I pledged that there would be an arms monopolization?" Aoun wondered.
Source: Naharnet
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