Sources following the matter told Nidaa Al-Watan, in response to a question about whether President Joseph Aoun’s latest remarks might delay Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s visit to Baabda, that “this is not supposed to happen. Berri realizes the gravity of the situation and is fully informed of all the details. He is also dissatisfied with a number of Hezbollah’s policies, and he knows the truth of Aoun’s position, the scale of the smear campaigns against him, and how dangerous they are. Therefore, he is seeking to save the situation, not sabotage it or slide into populism.” The sources pointed to the broad cross-sectarian and cross-regional support Aoun is receiving in his negotiating path to save Lebanon, stressing that he will not retreat from this responsibility no matter the scale of the threats, intimidation, and accusations of treason.
