U.S. Diplomat: We Will Not Deal with Hizbullah as Long as the Party Remains a “Militia”
The charge d”affaires of the U.S. mission in New York, Alejandro Wolf, said the Obama administration will not deal with Hizbullah as long as it remains an "armed militia."
"We will not deal with Hizbullah which remains an armed militia in violation of Security Council resolutions, the Taef accord, and Lebanon”s need to become sovereign and independent," Wolf told An Nahar newspaper”s correspondent in response to a question about a possible Hizbullah win the June 7 elections.
Asked about Britain”s decision to enter into dialogue with the party”s political wing, Wolf reiterated: "We will not adopt this approach as long as Hizbullah is a militia in violation of international resolutions."
He said there was no need for Hizbullah to remain armed because Israel withdrew from Lebanese territory.
Wolf also hoped there would be a solution to the Israeli-occupied village of Ghajar and said settling the issue of Shebaa Farms will become easier when the Lebanese-Syrian border is demarcated.
The divided border village of Ghajar "has a big chance for a diplomatic solution which I hope will happen soon," the diplomat told An Nahar on the sidelines of discussions at the Security Council on the implementation of resolution 1559.