Lebanon’s president says no interest in pursuing normalization with Israel at present

11 July 2025, 3:03 pm

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Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun attends a press conference after a multilateral meeting 'Mediterranee orientale MEDOR' at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on March 28, 2025. (Sarah Meyssonnier / POOL / AFP)

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told a recent meeting of foreign diplomats that Beirut has no interest in pursuing normalization with Israel at present, LBCI Lebanon reports.

According to the report, Aoun shot down the possibility of a peace agreement with Israel, saying: “Peace, for us, is the absence of war, and that is our current priority.”

He also told the diplomats that normalization with Israel “is not on the table in Lebanon’s current foreign policy.”