Aoun: What does Sheikh Naim want?
Let Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qasse "tell me what he wants. Does he want to fight? Let him go and fight; we've seen the results," President Joseph Aoun has said, according to his visitors.
In remarks to the al-Quds al-Arabi newspaper, the visitors said Aoun dismissed reports of contacts between U.S. President Donald Trump and Hezbollah.
"President Trump did not contact Hezbollah; rather, he contacted our ambassador in Washington, unless they consider Ambassador Nada Moawad to represent Hezbollah," Aoun said.
Dismissing the criticism directed at the Lebanese ambassador, Aoun noted that "she and Ambassador Simon Karam did tremendous work."
According to the president, "there is no serious ceasefire, nor are the conditions yet suitable for an Israeli withdrawal parallel to the withdrawal of Hezbollah members from south of the Litani River."
However, he is relying on the so-called "pilot zones" and his proposal to begin implementing them in the areas of Zawtar al-Sharqiyeh, Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, Yohmor, and Qalaat al-Shaqif, through the deployment of the Lebanese Army to these areas.
Source: Naharnet
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