Salam says Hezbollah disarmament 'irreversible' as Quint envoys meet in Cairo

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has called on Hezbollah not to drag the country into "a new adventure", as he re-affirmed the state's commitment to disarm the group.

"The Gaza adventure came at a great cost to Lebanon, and we hope we won't be dragged into a new one," he said as tensions escalated between the U.S. and Iran, with Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem saying that any attack on Iran would also be an attack on Hezbollah.

Lebanon's government last year committed to disarming Hezbollah and the army said last month that it had completed the first phase of the plan, covering the area near the Israeli border south of the Litani river.

On Monday night, Salam said the decision to disarm Hezbollah is "an irreversible sovereign choice" but that the implementation of the second phase - north of the Litani river - hinges on several factors, including the results of the conference in support of the Lebanese Army.

Envoys of the Five-Nations Group - the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, and France, were meeting Tuesday in Cairo to finalize preparations for the Lebanese Army support conference that will be held in Paris on March 5.