After the meeting, the two presidents issued the following joint statement:
– The two sides affirm the fraternal relations between the Lebanese and Palestinian peoples and their shared commitment to strengthening cooperation and coordination at various levels.
2. Both sides reaffirm the need to achieve a just and lasting peace in the region enabling the Palestinian people to establish their independent state, in accordance with relevant international legitimacy resolutions. This also grants all countries and peoples in the region their legitimate and just rights.
– The two sides condemn the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, which has resulted in heavy human losses and an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. They call on the international community to take immediate and serious action to halt it and ensure full protection of Palestinian civilians.
– The two sides emphasize the need to reinforce the role of the United Nations and its institutions in providing protection to the Palestinian people, ensuring respect for international law, and implementing international legitimacy resolutions.
– Both sides condemn the repeated Israeli aggressions on Lebanon and call on the international community, particularly the United States and France, to pressure Israel to implement the agreement reached under the auspices of the two countries in November 2024, regarding the cessation of hostilities, withdrawal from the hills occupied by Israel, and the return of Lebanese prisoners, in order to enable the Lebanese Army to complete its deployment to the internationally recognized borders, in implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, whose provisions Lebanon has pledged to fully respect.
Source: Al-Manar English Website
