Qahwaji: We Seek to Prevent Lebanon from Becoming Center to Create Unrest in Any Arab State

Army Commander General Jean Qahwaji noted on Thursday that the ongoing political tensions in Lebanon will not affect the army's performance, which distances itself from the political and sectarian divisions in the country.

He stressed the military institution's role during "the sensitive phase the country is going through, especially regarding maintaining the peace and defending its southern border from Israeli attacks."

"It is also keen on preventing Lebanon from becoming a center for targeting any of the Arab countries," he added.

Qahwaji emphasized that external factors will not be employed in order to drag Lebanon into strife like what happened in 1975 at the start of the Lebanese Civil War.

"The military institution's unity is the one guarantee for the country's stability," he said.