We agreed [with Irish Foreign and Defense Minister Helen McEntee] on the necessity of maintaining an international presence in the South, and we discussed the role that the European Union, whose presidency her country currently holds, can play. I expressed our fear of a new war that Hezbollah might be preparing for at the behest of Iran, and reiterated the necessity of Israel's withdrawal and the cessation of its attacks. I also pointed to the government's decisions regarding the restriction of arms and the banning of the party's military and security activities, and I stressed the role of the Lebanese Army and the importance of supporting it so that it can carry out its mission."