Lebanese President Joseph Aoun received a phone call Saturday from UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ), in a show of Gulf solidarity following the announcement of the Lebanon-Israel framework agreement in Washington.
The UAE, along with Saudi Arabia and other GCC members, has consistently called for Hezbollah's disarmament and the restoration of full Lebanese state sovereignty © Mena Today
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun received a phone call Saturday from UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ), in a show of Gulf solidarity following the announcement of the Lebanon-Israel framework agreement in Washington.
During the call, MBZ reaffirmed the UAE's support for Lebanon and its backing for the positions taken by President Aoun and the Lebanese government. The Emirati leader also expressed his country's readiness to support Lebanon politically, economically and socially as it navigates its current challenges.
President Aoun thanked MBZ for the UAE's consistent support and acknowledged the Emirates' contributions to Lebanon across various sectors.
The call is the latest signal from Gulf states that Lebanon's decision to pursue direct negotiations with Israel - bypassing Iran's attempts to control the process - has strong regional backing.
The UAE, along with Saudi Arabia and other GCC members, has consistently called for Hezbollah's disarmament and the restoration of full Lebanese state sovereignty.
For Beirut, which signed a landmark framework agreement with Jerusalem on Friday under American auspices, the support of Abu Dhabi represents an important diplomatic endorsement at a critical moment in Lebanon's long road to recovery.
The framework agreement reached Friday between Lebanon and Israel at the fifth round of Washington negotiations is drawing sharply contrasting reactions across Lebanon's political landscape, with Kataeb leader Samy Gemayel declaring victory and Aounist figure Gebran Bassil sounding notes of caution.
Iran said it struck targets linked to U.S. forces on Saturday in response to U.S. airstrikes on its southern coast, as each side continued to accuse the other of violating last week's agreement meant to end the four-month-old war.
Hezbollah supporters stormed the streets of Beirut on Friday night, riding motorcycles through central neighbourhoods near Parliament and along the road leading to Beirut's international airport, in a furious reaction to the framework agreement signed in Washington between Lebanon, Israel and the United States.
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