Hezbollah is insisting that the Lebanese government revoke its March 2 decision declaring the group’s military wing an unlawful organization, a demand rejected by President Joseph Aoun and a key obstacle to efforts to restore communication between the two sides, Nidaa al-Watan reported.

Aoun opposes reversing the decision on two grounds: it was adopted by the Cabinet, and the state remains committed to bringing all weapons under its authority, with no retreat from that policy.

Contacts between Baabda and Hezbollah remain limited and are taking place indirectly through intermediaries, according to the report. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has stepped in to help restore communication and mediate between the two sides, but his efforts have so far failed to produce any progress.

The impasse comes amid calls for dialogue to address the dispute. However, a traditional national dialogue conference appears to lack sufficient support or consensus.

Speaking after a meeting of Parliament’s Bureau, Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab said Berri was proposing a different approach based on separate talks rather than a conventional dialogue conference.

“It is clear that there is neither sufficient support nor consensus for holding a traditional dialogue conference. The speaker proposes instead that there be separate, informal talks,” Bou Saab said.