Aoun and US general discuss preparations for implementing deal with Israel

President Joseph Aoun on Monday met with U.S. Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper at the Baabda Palace, in the presence of U.S. Chargé d'Affaires in Beirut Keith Hannigan and Chief of Staff of the 2024 ceasefire mechanism team, General Joseph Clearfield.

During the meeting, the conferees discussed preparations for implementing the framework agreement reached as a result of the Lebanese-American-Israeli negotiations in Washington, the Presidency said.

Aoun also thanked Cooper for "the attention U.S. President Donald Trump has shown to Lebanon in achieving security and stability," while emphasizing the Lebanese state's "determination to extend its authority, through its armed forces, to the southern international border."

Cooper had arrived from Israel after holding talks there.