Former Progressive Socialist Party Chief Walid Jumblatt stressed in a press conference that "weapons must be in the hands of the state alone," adding that "if any Lebanese or non-Lebanese parties possess weapons, they must hand them over in an appropriate manner to the state."
He said: "I informed President Aoun that there were weapons in a location in Al Mukhtara, and I asked the relevant authorities to handle the matter, and they were handed over three weeks ago or more...These weapons came gradually after the events of May 7, 2008, during the tension between Hezbollah and the Progressive Socialist Party."
Jumblatt went on: "I worked to centrally assemble weapons, including light and medium weapons, which were handed over to the state. Today, a new page is being opened in the Middle East. The weapon of future generations is memory, so we must pass on the memory of heroism and resistance against Israel and its agents..."
"In today's round, Israel and the West, in alliance with America, were victorious. Nothing lasts forever," he noted.
"We must strengthen the army and internal security forces and focus on the fact that we still have an Israeli occupation and bulldozed and destroyed villages. It is imperative to implement Resolution 1701," Jumblatt asserted.
He added: "My message regarding the surrender of weapons is for everyone."
Jumblatt also considered that "Palestinians in Lebanon must be given full rights, regardless of nationality."
He said: "I informed President Aoun that there were weapons in a location in Al Mukhtara, and I asked the relevant authorities to handle the matter, and they were handed over three weeks ago or more...These weapons came gradually after the events of May 7, 2008, during the tension between Hezbollah and the Progressive Socialist Party."
Jumblatt went on: "I worked to centrally assemble weapons, including light and medium weapons, which were handed over to the state. Today, a new page is being opened in the Middle East. The weapon of future generations is memory, so we must pass on the memory of heroism and resistance against Israel and its agents..."
"In today's round, Israel and the West, in alliance with America, were victorious. Nothing lasts forever," he noted.
"We must strengthen the army and internal security forces and focus on the fact that we still have an Israeli occupation and bulldozed and destroyed villages. It is imperative to implement Resolution 1701," Jumblatt asserted.
He added: "My message regarding the surrender of weapons is for everyone."
Jumblatt also considered that "Palestinians in Lebanon must be given full rights, regardless of nationality."