Thursday, October 19, 2017

TTHE SECRETARY-GENERAL’S PRESS ENCOUNTER

TTHE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S PRESS ENCOUNTER
New York, 18 October 2017 

Excerpt 

Question:  Also, on Lebanon, does the… Hezbollah is heavily participating in the fight against terrorism. Does that give Hezbollah any legitimacy to keep their arms in Lebanon and beyond? Thank you.

Secretary-General: And, in relation to Lebanon, we are strong believers that the state of Lebanon must be a state with the monopoly of the use of force inside the country, like my own state and any other state, and this is something that I believe should be a goal for all Lebanese, knowing all the difficulties and complexities of the situation.