Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday that the US-mediated negotiations with Israel “need time” and the current conflict will not be solved overnight, Anadolu reports.
“Negotiation is safer than war. We have seen — and continue to see — the devastation of war and its consequences,” Aoun said in a meeting with business representatives, as cited by a presidency statement.
“However, negotiations will not solve the problem overnight; they are a process that needs time, and we have no other choice,” he added.
Aoun said negotiations “don’t mean surrender but rather are a means of ending wars with the least possible damage.”
The Lebanese president reiterated his country’s commitment to the negotiations, saying the talks are “moving forward” despite possible delays that could arise in the process.
