Lebanese FM calls for peace, urges Iran to 'stop interfering in our affairs'

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According to Al Jazeera, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi says stability in Lebanon requires “ending the [Israeli] occupation” and the “handover of Hezbollah’s weapons”.

“We want peace with all our neighbours, and we stress the need for Iran to stop interfering in our affairs,” he has said at a discussion hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations think tank in Washington, adding that Beirut is committed to direct, US-sponsored negotiations as “the only way to reclaim our land and secure the return of the displaced”.

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