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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
World
London - Ibrahim Hamidi

Lebanon Paper Dodges Hezbollah Role, Resolutions 1559, 1701

Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib and his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Ahmad Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah (EPA)

The proposals exchanged by Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib and his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Ahmad Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah, reveal Beirut’s disregard for the role played by Hezbollah and the items linked to the implementation of UN Security Council resolutions 1559 and 1701.

Kuwait’s proposal includes 12-confidence building measures to help mend the rift between Gulf countries and Lebanon. Meanwhile, the Lebanese proposal suggests forming a joint committee to institutionalize relations and deal with differences.

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