Beirut: Displaced Affairs Minister and Minister of State for Technology and Artificial Intelligence Kamal Shehadeh said coordination between President Joseph Aoun's diplomatic efforts in Washington and the Lebanese army's deployment on the ground demonstrated the success of Lebanon's strategy of advancing state authority through diplomacy.

According to National news agency - Lebanon, Shehadeh in an interview with Al Hadath television, stated that Aoun's meeting with US President Donald Trump covered topics such as extending state authority, Israel's withdrawal, support for the Lebanese Armed Forces, reconstruction, and the issue of illegal weapons. He emphasized that Aoun presented Trump with a clear plan to address Hezbollah's arms and secured US backing for Lebanon's approach. This support has begun to manifest with the army's deployment to the first pilot area in Zawtar al-Gharbiya and the initiation of measures to bring weapons under state control both north and south of the Litani River.

Shehadeh further noted that no political party could disrupt air traffic or obstruct Lebanon's political and economic course, including operations at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport. He highlighted Lebanon's successful separation of its internal track from broader regional developments, rejecting any linkage of its future to US-Iran negotiations. Instead, Lebanon secured American support for its ceasefire-based diplomatic approach. He also expressed confidence in the army's capability to execute its mission, asserting that the coming days would showcase its readiness to implement the state's plan under the political leadership of President Aoun.