Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri is awaiting the outcome of President Michel Aoun's visit to Washington and demanding a full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territories, according to a report by Al-Diyar newspaper cited by Abu Ali Express. The report says Aoun and Berri have been in continuous communication, and a face-to-face meeting is not currently planned.
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri is awaiting the outcome of President Michel Aoun's recent visit to Washington and demanding a full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territories, according to a report by the Arabic daily Al-Diyar cited by the Abu Ali Express news outlet.
The report says that Aoun and Berri have been in continuous communication, including phone calls before Aoun's trip and greetings upon his return, and that Berri has expressed a positive view of Aoun's national role during his meeting with President Donald Trump. A face-to-face meeting between the two Lebanese leaders is not currently planned but may take place depending on developments.
The Zioneer previously reported that Aoun visited the White House on July 21 and asked Trump to pressure Israel to withdraw from Lebanon. Berri, who has been Hezbollah's representative in Western talks, has previously set conditions for a deal with Israel, including a full ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal simultaneous with Hezbollah's pullback south of the Litani River, as The Zioneer reported in June.
The report underscores the continued political coordination between the two main Shia and Christian leaderships in Lebanon amid the post-war diplomatic process.
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