Samir Geagea: Lebanon must stop being a “Half-State” and assert full sovereignty
In an interview with Annahar, Samir Geagea addresses Lebanon’s sovereignty crisis, calling for stronger state authority and institutional reform, while highlighting U.S. engagement, a convergence of interests between Lebanon and Israel on limiting non-state arms, and the need to update the Taif Agreement.
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In an interview with Annahar addressing the most pressing issues on the Lebanese scene, Lebanese Forces Party leader Samir Geagea stressed that Lebanon cannot remain “half a state,” saying that the state only needs to “roar” for things to start changing and for it to impose its presence and sovereignty.
Geagea also said during the interview with Annahar Deputy Editor in Chief Nabil Bou Monsef that making certain changes in sensitive state positions could transform the state’s ability to enforce sovereignty and extend its authority.
Regarding international efforts, Geagea revealed that the Americans are making “tremendous efforts,” noting the possibility of obtaining an American “letter of intent.” He added that Lebanon and Israel share a common objective or overlapping interests in preventing any armed activity by any faction outside the framework of the state.
He said, “It is enough for the state to roar and say: no one gets to play games with me.”
On the Taif Agreement, Geagea stressed that it is still in effect, but what is needed is an approach that focuses on the aspects serving the national interest in order to build on them, while working to develop and update the parts that now require modernization.