Amin salam in beirut, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, thank you, stephen. Always a pleasure. Well, its great to have you back on the show and if i may, i want to start with some words you said just one week after october 7 that is, after the hamas Attack On Southern Israel and at the very beginning of israels massive military response. You said at that point, we do not want to be here in lebanon a Bargaining Chip in a larger geopolitical game. Isnt that precisely what your country has become . Stephen, youve known me for always my honesty and transparency and we reached a point in lebanon where everything is very clear and theres nothing to hide. And saying the truth and sharing the truth, admitting what is at fault, is the best strategy to follow. So, yes, i was very clear in what i said at that point of time, particularly because lebanon is a small state in this region, has been paying a very, very high price for conflicts around lebanon and in the region for at least the past 75 yea
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