Berri: Lebanon is waiting for concrete proposals… and the 1,701 is the only one on the table

The Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri explained “What is happening now is just information being circulated in the media,” and he said: “We have not learned anything about it through official means.” ” He said that “Lebanon is waiting for concrete proposals to be presented to build on what it needs. “

In an interview with the Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, Berri refused to comment on “what is being circulated about resolution proposals in the media and the corridors of politicians,” and said: “The board is only Resolution 1701 and its provisions, which must be implemented and adhered to by both sides, not by the parties.”

He said: “The only time specific commitments were discussed was when there were cease-fire efforts​​​​through the joint American-French bid in the Security Council, to which Arab countries joined, on led by Saudi Arabia, as well as Western countries.”

He said that “what Lebanon needed at that time was to agree, and Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced the approval publicly, but what happened was that the Prime Minister of the hostile government, Benjamin Netanyahu, surprised him everyone by refusing after agreeing. “

Berri believed that “Israel is in a real dilemma today, after its inability to achieve its military goals, so it turned to more killing and destruction, which it is carrying out without stopping. “

He praised “the role of the United Nations force, which showed admirable tolerance in confronting Israel, by refusing to leave its bases despite repeated attacks by Israel.”

He said: “Israel’s war on Lebanon has become so brutal and destructive that it tears the conscience of the absent world, and today it is limited to killing people and destroying stones, which it must be terminated and its absence.”