Lebanese Foreign Ministry summons the German ambassador after classifying Hezbollah as “terrorist”

The Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants, Nassif Hatti, summoned the German ambassador to Lebanon, George Bergeln, and clarified him about the recent decision taken by the German parliament in which Hezbollah was considered a “terrorist”.

The Ambassador stated that the decision was taken some time ago, and has recently entered into force, stressing that the decision does not classify Hezbollah as a terrorist, but rather prohibits its activities on German

For his part, the Minister even stressed Lebanon’s principled position that Hezbollah is a major political component in Lebanon, and represents a wide segment of the Lebanese people and part of the Lebanese Parliament.

It is noteworthy that the German Ministry of the Interior announced in late April, the government banned the Lebanese “Hezbollah” group on its soil and described it as a “terrorist organization”.

Source: Agencies