US Deputy Middle East envoy Morgan and Tags said they were ‘not frightened’ from the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
The United States has demanded that Hezbollah should not be part of the Lebanese government.
Washington’s deputy Middle East envoy Morgan and Tags said on Friday after meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aun that they were “not frightened” by the armed group because they were defeated militarily. However, he said that the United States has made its permanent role “red line” in the government.
It is believed that Shiite Muslims, Iran -backed, weakened Hezbollah by the recent war against Lebanon, but it maintains an important political role.
“We have put clear red lines … they [Hezbollah] Or Tags told reporters that the Lebanese would not be able to terrorize the people, and that includes being part of the government.
US President Donald Trump took office and since the AON president was elected, and Tags is the first senior US official to visit Lebanon.
Its visit came in the midst of a cabinet establishment in Lebanon, where government positions are divided on sectarian lines. The ally of the Amal Tehreek -e -Hezbollah has insisted on the passage of all Muslim ministers of the Shia, keeping this process in a deadlock.
And Tags was expected to send a strong message to Lebanese officials about Hezbollah.
The ceasefire to end the war by the United States and France in late November to end the war with Israel’s 60 -day deadline to withdraw from southern Lebanon, and Hezbollah expels its fighters and arms and Lebanese soldiers. Created a deadline to deploy the area.
However, Israeli forces are in southern Lebanon for demolition operations in the border villages, and the deadline for withdrawal has now been extended to February 18.
Or Tags cited a new return date on Friday, but did not clearly say that the Israeli army would withdraw from the Lebanese territory.
“There will be a re -deployment date on February 18, when [Israeli] The soldiers will end their re -deployment, and obviously [Lebanese] The troops will follow them, so we are very determined for this solid history.
