MP Strida Geagea said, on behalf of the Strong Republic bloc delegation following its meeting with the President of the Republic:
We support the positions of His Excellency the President of the Republic aimed at restoring the state’s sovereignty exclusively.
We stand firmly behind the President of the Republic in his recent positions and tell him: we are by your side, along with the overwhelming majority of the Lebanese people.
We have reached negotiations because Hezbollah became involved in the war in defense of another country, not out of any love for negotiations.
The negotiations are meant to secure an Israeli withdrawal, halt the cycles of violence and death, and complete the state’s sovereignty over its decisions and its territory.
We are tired of others’ wars on our land, of futile death and destruction, and we want to build an independent, stable, and prosperous country.
The direct and indirect losses of the war are estimated at between $150 million and $160 million per day. Hence the importance of the efforts being undertaken by His Excellency the President to stop the war and fulfill the Lebanese people’s aspirations for stability, security, sovereignty, and dignity.
