Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri said in an interview with Al Hadath:
"Yesterday’s meeting at the White House was a preliminary step toward negotiations."
"We resorted to negotiations with Israel to avoid a long war."
"The government’s decisions and the president’s speech are elements of strength in the negotiations."
"The security agencies have implemented the government’s decisions slowly, and carrying out the government’s decisions is a long process."
"Military activities outside the authority of the state must be banned."
"It is in no one’s interest to turn against the legitimate authority in Lebanon."
"The government is committed to maintaining good relations with Lebanon’s various components."
"The United States imposed the ceasefire decision on Israel, and Israel has still not respected the ceasefire decision."
