Lebanese cabinet stressed Tuesday that the country's sovereignty is "non-negotiable" and that the Palestinian factions outside the refugee camps should be disarmed.
"The government stressed that Lebanon's sovereignty is non- negotiable," Lebanese Minister of Information Tarek Mitri told reporters after a cabinet meeting in the presidential palace in Baabda near Beirut.
He added that the Lebanese government "reiterated the decision to regulate Palestinian weapons inside refugee camps and disarm Palestinian factions outside the camps."
The cabinet's decision came after Fatah al-Intifada Movement representative in Lebanon Said Moussa rejected on Sunday disarming Palestinian militants outside refugee camps in Lebanon.
However, he said on Monday that his party will never disarm in Lebanon, but is ready to discuss certain regions where there are Palestinian armed groups.
Fatah al-Intifada was founded with Syrian backing and currently occupies military bases in the Bekaa Valley close to the Syrian border.
In the 2006 National Dialogue sessions, Lebanese parties agreed on the disarmament of Palestinian factions outside the country's 12 refugee camps, where more than 400,000 displaced people are registered.