Beirut: President Joseph Aoun received a phone call from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during which they discussed the general situation in Lebanon and the region, as well as recent developments. President Aoun stressed the need to exert all possible efforts to reach a ceasefire, considering it the essential entry point toward any further steps and a necessary path to create the appropriate conditions for addressing various pending issues and matters.

According to National News Agency - Lebanon, Secretary Rubio reaffirmed the U.S. administration's commitment to continuing its efforts to uphold the outcomes of previous Washington meetings, as well as its support for Lebanon's stability, independence, sovereignty over all its territory, and its natural and full right to self-determination.