Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam affirmed on Sunday the government's commitment to supporting the investigation into the Beirut Port explosion crime and providing all necessary means to uncover the truth and achieve justice.

Salam's remarks came during a ceremony to rename a street "August 4 Victims' Road," stretching from the "Expatriate Statue" to the Georges Haddad intersection in Beirut.

He stated that the government would "provide everything required to uncover the truth in the port crime case and fulfill all judicial requests to achieve full justice," adding, "No one will stand in the way of justice any longer."

Salam expressed hope that procedures to clarify the circumstances of the Beirut Port explosion case would not be delayed, "as this is the path to justice."

Regarding the potential withdrawal of ministers from the next Cabinet session over discussions of a timeline for arms handover, Salam emphasized that restricting arms to the Lebanese state's authority is "not an American demand but is stipulated in the government's ministerial statement, and the Taif Agreement mandates the state's sovereignty over all its territory with its own forces." He noted having "no concerns" on the matter.

The Prime Minister expressed hope that the government would begin implementing an executive mechanism starting next Tuesday to achieve the goals of efforts to consolidate arms under state control.

These statements come ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Beirut Port explosion on August 4, 2020, which killed over 220 people, injured thousands, and caused widespread destruction in the capital.

The judicial investigation into the case continues to face repeated political and legal obstacles, amid local and international calls to expedite uncovering the truth about one of the world's largest non-nuclear explosions and deliver justice for the victims' families and those affected by the blast.