Ammon News - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will make his first ​trip to the White House this week to present a plan to US President Donald Trump on how to disarm Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and secure Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon.

Aoun is the first Lebanese head of state in nearly 20 years to visit the White House, where he will meet Trump face-to-face ​for the first time.

In comments published by his office last week, Aoun said he would ask Trump to "exert the necessary pressure on Israel" to implement a US-brokered ‌June 26 agreement between Lebanon and Israel to end fighting.

A Lebanese official said Aoun would present Trump with a written proposal on how to decommission Hezbollah's massive arsenal. The official said Aoun believes only Trump possesses the leverage needed to pressure Israel to withdraw its troops and help Lebanon restore its sovereignty.


AFP