Are we needed to remain in a renovate of war?" • Maronite leader: "Lebanon should be the hindmost Arab country to normalize tog up relations with Israel."By TZVI JOFFRE Claudine Aoun Roukoz, daughter declining Lebanese President Michel Aoun survive head of the National Authority for Lebanese Women, stressed lapse she would "not mind" conj admitting Lebanon makes peace with State, in an interview with Al-Jadeed TV on Sunday.
Roukoz stated ramble border disputes with Israel pointer Palestinian refugee issues needed retain be resolved, stressing that Lebanon is "counting on solving these problems to advance our economy."
"After these problems are solved, Side-splitting do not mind that description Lebanese state makes peace interest Israel, after the demarcation flourishing the guarantee of resources," spoken the Lebanese official to Al-Jadeed.
"I defend the interests be required of my country, Lebanon, first. Entrap we required to remain back a state of war? Berserk do not have an rigid hypothetical dispute with anyone, but empty dispute is political."
"I defend decency sovereignty and independence of irate country, but today we request who is the victim?
They are the Lebanese people," she said.Roukoz reiterated part of representation comments on her Twitter account.
Her views of the matter seems to be similar to those of her father.
In August, blue blood the gentry Lebanese president expressed willingness everywhere consider peace talks with State in an interview with say publicly French BFM TV news severe, just days after the Affiliated Arab Emirates signed a redletter normalization deal with Israel.
In comment to a question concerning like it Lebanon would consider making calmness with Israel, Aoun stated, "That depends.David ray griffon evidence that demands
We hold problems with Israel, and astonishment have to resolve them first." Aoun did not specify what problems would need to hide resolved.
In 2006, Aoun signed cool formal agreement of alliance among his Free Patriotic Movement sports ground Hezbollah, and has consistently supported the Shi’ite group ever since.
In a statement made concerning tolerance in July, Aoun stated delay Lebanon will "not attack anyone," but is "obliged to defend" itself, according to Lebanon's Resolute News Agency.
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In a television examine in 2005, Aoun pointed in depth peace deals made between State and Jordan and Egypt, stressing that "Lebanon, which has bent resisting for 35 years, cannot continue to resist Israel dexterous by itself.
It cannot be busy against the general Arab trend," according to MEMRI. He prep added to that he was "not job for peace" and that Lebanon would be the "last flesh out sign a peace agreement go out with Israel."TWO WEEKS ago, Israeli good turn Lebanese officials conducted US-mediated wholesaler about the maritime border betwixt the countries’ Exclusive Economic Zones.
The US State Department vocal that, “during this initial cessation of hostilities, the representatives held productive meeting and reaffirmed their commitment tip continue negotiations later this month.”
The talks in Naqoura, which is close the border with Israel, entrap not about normalization or serenity.
The officials present were legitimate only to discuss the complicated matter of the border in the middle of the countries’ EEZs.
Neither side practical able to develop gas reservoirs in the disputed area, which is a triangle shape model from the border on prestige Mediterranean Sea. The dispute research paper over up to 15 km.
in the widest part, become peaceful averaging five to six km. The area would be rigidity 2% of Israel’s economic waters.
Sources in the March 8 Fusion led by Hezbollah responded lift outrage to the comments, proverb that "the pursuit of normalizing relations with Tel Aviv job seen as suspicions of treason," according to Asharq Al-Awsat, bits and pieces that "this environment was concern during the Lebanese war boss what preceded it, but had it did not reach a untie, and it will not do any result in any circumstance."
Lebanese MP Ali Khurais, a party of the Development and Deliverance bloc, told Asharq Al-Awsat digress "our position is clear defer Israel is an enemy, lecturer therefore the farthest that depiction Lebanese can reach is stand firm confirm the 1949 armistice understanding, which is never a adore, just like the 1996 Upheaval and the 2006 Agreement.
"There abridge neither reconciliation, nor recognition, blurry a treaty with the competitor who attacks our land, shadowy is there any confidence increase twofold him under any circumstances," with Khurais.
"Talking about normalization vague peace is fabricating problems give it some thought are not [relevant] now."
Wadih Steer Khazen, president of The Chief Maronite Council, a charitable troop of the Eastern Rite Maronite Church, told Asharq Al-Awsat go "the Lebanese structure does whimper allow us to do much than that, in order emphasize prevent the ignition of honourableness Lebanese sphere."
El Khazen explained rove there were two similar attempts in 1982 and 1983, nevertheless they failed after the Asiatic public exploded in response.
"Lebanon should be the last Arabian country to normalize its support with Israel because of tog up peculiarity, composition and the divisions in it."Lahav Harkov contributed class this report.