Reservations in Arming Lebanese Armed Forces Is Irresponsible
In an interview with the Russia Today TV channel on Friday, Democratic Gathering bloc leader MP Walid Jumblatt said that the 10 fighter jets Moscow promised to Lebanon proved Russia’s support for justice and sovereignty in Lebanon.
Jumblatt emphasized that the Lebanese Armed Forces should be the sole military power in the country and added that “announcing reservations on the Lebanese Armed Forces armament and its enhancement would be a foolish thing.”
He also said that the United States promised to provide Lebanon with sophisticated tanks, but the problem was in Lebanon’s inability to buy them.
He added that the amendment of the Taif Accord, as has been suggested lately by FPM leader MP Michel Aoun, might instigate sectarian tensions.