Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Tuesday that all weapons in Lebanon must come under exclusive state control in 2025, outlining that Hezbollah’s disarmament will come through direct coordination with the terror group.

However, after the president’s statements, a senior official in Hezbollah pushed back on talk of disarmament, saying that the group plans to “stick to its weapons and its resistance.”

Aoun said he is committed to avoiding internal conflict while pursuing the agenda, which could greatly weaken Hezbollah’s longstanding military and political power in the country, saying he recently told US deputy Mideast envoy Morgan Ortagus, “We want to remove Hezbollah’s weapons, but we will not ignite a civil war in Lebanon.”