Lebanese MP Nadim Gemayel said Saturday that Lebanon has returned to the right path for the first time since the collapse of the 1983 agreement, according to a report by Abu Ali Express. His statement comes days after the signing of a U.S.-brokered framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon.
Lebanese MP Nadim Gemayel (Kataeb party) said Saturday morning that Lebanon has returned to the right path for the first time since the collapse of the 1983 agreement, according to a report by Abu Ali Express. The statement adds a Christian Lebanese political voice to the emerging post-framework discourse.
As The Zioneer reported earlier this week (June 23), Gemayel previously criticized Iranian Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf's assertion that the U.S. and Iran would guarantee Lebanon's unity and territorial integrity, asking who granted Iran the right to speak for Lebanon. His latest remark appears to welcome the new U.S.-brokered framework signed Friday evening, which Gemayel views as restoring Lebanese sovereignty and moving the country away from Iranian influence.
The framework agreement was formally announced by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday, with Prime Minister Netanyahu calling it 'a major blow to Iran.' Lebanese Ambassador to Washington Nada Hamadeh Maouad described it as a 'first step to restoring Lebanese sovereignty.' The details of the agreement, and whether Gemayel's endorsement reflects broader Christian political sentiment, remain to be seen.
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