Aoun discusses Israeli withdrawal with US national security adviser

President Joseph Aoun stressed Wednesday to U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz the need to “end Israel’s occupation of the remaining points” in south Lebanon and to “continue implementing the Nov. 27, 2024 agreement to guarantee boosting stability in the South and enforcing Resolution 1701.”

Aoun also emphasized “the need to speed up the return of the Lebanese captives who are being held in Israel.”

Waltz for his part said the U.S. administration is following up on the developments in south Lebanon, lauding the role that the Lebanese Army played in deploying in the locations vacated by the Israelis, the Presidency said.

Waltz added that the U.S. is committed to consolidating the ceasefire and resolving the pending issues in a diplomatic manner, underscoring the importance of Lebanese-U.S. partnership and the need to enhance it in all fields, the Presidency added.