President Joseph Aoun met with the Secretary General of Hezbollah, Sheikh Naim Kassem, saying that "Resolution 1,701 remains the legal reference and the basis for all future international arrangements in the south.
The reliance on resolution 1701 drops the "framework agreement" that undermines the first one.
Therefore, the declaration and the new position require a step, which is a departure from the framework agreement.
Another point, which brings Oun back to his swearing-in speech, which is the "national security strategy", saying: "The treatment of arms exclusivity is done through an approach that includes security, political and economic considerations." This also requires a practical reversal of the March 2 decision related to the resistance, regardless of the external pressures, especially the pressures of "Rubio" and Michel Issa.