Nawaf Salam reaffirms state authority over war and peace decisions
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told a cabinet session on 22 October that decisions on war and peace belong exclusively to the state, QNA reported.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told a cabinet session on 22 October that decisions on war and peace belong exclusively to the state, QNA reported.
He linked control of weapons to Lebanese law, the Taif agreement and Resolution 1701. Salam also called for action against unauthorised weapons storage and transport, describing them as a public-safety risk.
Why Resolution 1701 appears in the weapons debate
The Security Council adopted Resolution 1701 on 11 August 2006. UNIFIL explains that it supports Lebanese army authority in the south, calls for Israeli withdrawal and sets out an area between the Blue Line and Litani River without weapons outside Lebanese government or UNIFIL control. This supplies background to Salam’s remarks. Actual implementation cannot be established from a government speech alone and requires separate field reporting. UNIFIL.
Archive or illustrative image: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam; not from the event reported here.
Source: وكالة الأنباء القطرية.
Photo credit: ALGÉRIE PRESSE SERVICE.
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