President Michel Aoun continued his meeting in New York at the sidelines of chairing the Lebanese delegation to the UN General Assembly in its 72nd session.
In this regard, he met with the delegation “Task Force for Lebanon” headed by Edward Gabriel and in the presence of the members of the Lebanese delegation and the Charge d’Affaires of the Lebanese Embassy in Washington Carla Jazzar.
Aoun stressed importance of communication with the delegation in order to boost Lebanese-US relations, praising the efforts of deployed by “Task Force for Lebanon” to deliver the Lebanese public opinion’s positions to the US administration and to communicate with US officials concerning matters that serve the interest of Lebanon.
The president also noted that the Lebanese Armed Forces are capable of fighting terrorism, adding that the assistance provided for the military institution is essential to improve its capabilities.
On another note, Aoun warned against the Israeli threat that remains present, as Israel continues to violate Lebanon’s sovereignty and the international resolution on a daily basis, pointing out that the International Community failed to force Israel to commit to the resolutions, not even through the international solutions proposed to restore peace in the region.
This comes as head of Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations Nawaf Salam hosted a welcome ceremony for the Lebanese community in New York, where Lebanese nationals and US citizens of Lebanese descent from all over the United States attended to welcome President Aoun and his accompanying delegation.
President Aoun stressed that Lebanon managed in overcoming the challenges and issues threatening the region, and “which are considered to be the most violent since the World War II.”
“The political division in Lebanon, no matter how strong it is, should not affect the national unity,” he stated, emphasizing the need to limit the difference to politics, preventing it from turning into security confrontations.