Lebanese President Joseph Aoun received a Palestinian delegation at Baabda Palace on Friday, led by Yasser Abbas, special representative of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun hosts a delegation from the Palestinian Authority © X
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun received a Palestinian delegation at Baabda Palace on Friday, led by Yasser Abbas, special representative of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
During the meeting, Aoun stressed the need to respect Lebanese government decisions on the state's monopoly over weapons, as well as the agreement reached on disarming Palestinian refugee camps.
He emphasized the importance of the Palestinian side committing to cooperate with Lebanese security agencies in implementing the plan decided by the Lebanese government.
The disarmament of Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon began in August 2025, following an agreement signed in May of that year between Aoun and Mahmoud Abbas.
Since then, several episodes of weapons handovers have taken place in various camps across the country, though the process has repeatedly drawn criticism for failing to translate into genuine, comprehensive disarmament.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun arrived in Ankara on Thursday for an official visit during which he is due to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to discuss economic and security cooperation.
A group of Lebanese lawyers filed a complaint with the country's top prosecutor on Wednesday requesting an investigation into banker Antoun Sehnaoui over a dinner he allegedly co-hosted in Washington that was attended by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
In 1815, Talleyrand arrived at the Congress of Vienna representing a defeated nation. France had burned Europe for two decades and lost.
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