Hezbollah will 'go far' in the issue of arms handover
by Naharnet Newsdesk 4 hours
Hezbollah will 'go far' in the issue of the handover of its weapons to the Lebanese state and it will 'embarrass' everyone, a source close to Hezbollah said.
'Consensus between Hezbollah and the Lebanese president has become bigger than the issue of arms handover and dialogue between Presidenty Joseph Aoun and Hezbollah is ongoing, without specifying any deadlines or dates,' the source added, in remarks to Al-Arabiya's Al-Hadath channel.
'The handover of weapons is possible, in return for gains for Hezbollah such as Israel's withdrawal and reconstruction,' the source said, adding that 'Hezbollah's acceptance to hand over its weapons does not mean giving them up for nothing in return.'
'Hezbollah is convinced that the slogans it voiced in the past and which needed weapons are no longer existent and it is fully cooperating with Aoun and offering him solutions related to its heavy and strategic weapons,' the source revealed.
'President Aoun knows Hezbollah's concerns as to the withdrawal of its arms and is working on resolving the difficulties, while Hezbollah knows well the magnitude of international pressure on the president for its disarmament,' the source went on to say.
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