Lebanon’s president calls for state control over all arms by 2025 through dialogue with Hezbollah – Middle East Monitor

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has reiterated his commitment to placing all weapons under state authority by 2025, insisting that this goal can only be achieved through internal dialogue with Hezbollah—not foreign pressure or confrontation.

Speaking to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed during a visit to Qatar on 15 April, Aoun said: “I told the Americans that we want to remove Hezbollah’s weapons, but we will not ignite a civil war in Lebanon.”

He stressed that dialogue…