Aoun rejects US claims about Hezbollah’s clout on Lebanon govt.
Tehran (KNA) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun has strongly dismissed latest allegations by the US ambassador to the Arab country that the Hezbollah resistance movement is now wielding more influence on the Beirut government.
"This is the US vision and it contradicts with reality. Hezbollah has maintained the same political presence it had in the previous government, and it is not true that its influence over Lebanon is increasing," Aoun said on Wednesday evening.
He added, "What some political circles say in this regard is mere bickering. At the security level, they even say that Hezbollah has influence in the South and the Bekaa (Valley). This is while there is no authority higher than that of the army and security forces, which recently carried out major operations in the region and beefed up security and stability."
On Tuesday, Ambassador Elizabeth Richard met with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, and voiced Washington's concern over Hezbollah's "growing role in the Cabinet."
Hezbollah "continues to make its own national security decisions - decisions that endanger the rest of the country," she claimed.
Source: PressTV