Key Facts

• President Joseph Aoun arrived in Washington with his wife and began meetings with U.S. officials.
• He met U.S. Senator Marco Rubio to discuss cooperation on implementing the Lebanon-Israel agreement signed on June 26.
• The agreement includes an Israeli troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon and aims to disarm Hezbollah.
• Rubio praised Lebanon’s efforts to reclaim sovereignty and dismantle Hezbollah’s armed presence.
• Aoun plans to meet President Trump and U.S. senators to seek support for Lebanon’s proposal on disarming Hezbollah and securing Israeli withdrawal.
• This is the first visit by a Lebanese head of state to Washington since 2009.
• Lebanon faces challenges from Hezbollah’s rejection of disarmament and Israeli insistence on Hezbollah’s demilitarization before full troop withdrawal.
• The U.S. is mediating talks between Lebanon and Israel to implement the framework agreement after recent conflicts in the region.