The Lebanese President announced today that there is an agreement with the Speaker of Parliament (Shiite) on disarming Hezbollah:
I aspire to achieve a situation in which weapons will be in the hands of the state only by 2025 (he means the complete disarmament of Hezbollah - NEWSRAEL).
The decision regarding the disarmament of Hezbollah has already been made. There is an agreement on the issue between me and Nabih Berri, the speaker of the Lebanese parliament and the chairman of the Shiite Amal movement.
Now it remains to determine the mechanism for carrying out the matter - which will happen through dialogue between Hezbollah and me.
We will not repeat the Iraqi attempt to absorb armed militias as an independent unit within the army, and we will not absorb Hezbollah as an independent unit in the Lebanese army.
Hezbollah operatives will be able to be absorbed into the Lebanese army after undergoing appropriate courses and training, as happened with operatives of other parties in Lebanon in the past.
NEWSRAEL: Of course, we all need to be very skeptical, but even so, an agreement of both Christian and Shiite leaders is a step in the right direction.