WorldJoseph Aoun in Washington: Bilal Saab firmly believes ‘this meeting couldn’t have gone any better’

Bilal Saab offers a cautiously optimistic reading of Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s visit to Washington. He says the meeting creates an important opening to strengthen international support for Lebanon’s sovereignty and state institutions. Saab acknowledges the serious obstacles posed by Hezbollah, regional tensions and highly complex Israeli-Lebanese security challenges. In his view, progress will not come through military coercion, but through the gradual strengthening of the Lebanese state, backed by sustained political support rather than symbolic declarations.

Lebanon diplomacyJoseph AounUnited Statesstate-building

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