Lebanon’s Nawaf Salam Calls for Closing Gaps in Taif Accord

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has called for addressing gaps in the Taif Accord and developing its provisions, saying the agreement has not been implemented in full.

Salam stressed that weapons must be held exclusively by the state and that sovereign decisions must remain under its authority.

He also urged the completion of outstanding reforms, linking them to the effort to build a state governed by the rule of law and supported by functioning institutions.

His appeal combined a call to fulfil the accord’s unimplemented provisions with a push to address its shortcomings, placing state authority and institutional reform at the centre of that effort.