Minister Pharaoun: The swap deal is a step toward fully implementing 1701
Minister Michel Pharaoun said that the prisoner swap deal between Israel and Hezbollah is a step toward fully implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1701.
He also welcomed the release of the Lebanese detainees in Israel. “It is an achievement for Hezbollah and all Lebanese who paid a high price to resist Israel,” Pharaoun said.
“I hope that UNSCR 1701 will be implemented and that the Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty are brought to an end,” he said, adding that he also hopes “the Lebanese state will be commissioned to negotiate in this matter in cooperation with Hezbollah, which did not respect the Lebanese state as its reference.”
Pharaoun noted the efforts made by the Lebanese state toward the liberation of the Shebaa Farms and the Kfar Shouba Hills, which will “help move forward the discussion on the country’s defense strategy,” he added.