Lebanese minister says Lebanon has begun a path to restore full state authority and sovereignty

Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raji said Lebanon has begun a political and institutional path to restore state authority and rebuild its full sovereignty.

• Raji, speaking at the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, said the government's decisions reflect a national choice to end dual military and security authority.
• He said the government took decisions to confine weapons to the state's legitimate institutions and ban Hezbollah's military and security activities.
• Raji announced Lebanon's steady solidarity with all Gulf states against Iranian attacks and actions by Iran-linked armed groups.