Mar Mikhael Agreement

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Mar Mikhael Agreement (or Mar Mikhael Understanding or memorandum of understanding between the FPM and Hezbollah, Arabic: تفاهم مار مخايل) is a memorandum of understanding signed on 6 February 2006[1] between the Christian Michel Aoun, the leader of the Free Patriotic Movement, and the Shiite Hassan Nasrallah of Hezbollah, in the Mar Mikhael Church[2] in Haret Hreik,[3] in Dahieh, Lebanon. The agreement established an alliance that influenced and changed the Lebanese politics since then, establishing the two parties' common goals,[4] including helping Aoun getting to the presidency in 2016, and in return the FPM giving Hezbollah a Christian political support, and a cover for its military presence,[5][1] including their 2006 War with Israel.[6]

In 2021, on the 15th anniversary of the MoU, the FPM said that its alliance with Hezbollah should be re-examined.[7]

In January 2022, FPM President, Gebran Bassil, said in a televised speech he was not ready to end the Mar Mikhael agreement with Hezbollah, but it should be “improved” to meet new economic and financial challenges.[8][9]

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  7. ^ "MoU with Hezbollah should be re-examined: FPM". www.dailystar.com.lb. Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  8. ^ "Bassil: We don't want to tear up Mar Mikhael agreement, but improve it". L'Orient Today. 2022-01-02. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  9. ^ Agencies, The New Arab Staff & (2022-01-02). "Alliance with Hezbollah imperilled: Bassil". Retrieved 2022-01-02.