Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Darin LaHood (R-IL) visited Lebanon this week under the auspices of the House Intelligence Committee for discussions with the Lebanese government on countering Hezbollah and negotiations with Israel.

Gottheimer has previously pressured the Lebanese government to follow through on disarming Hezbollah, accusing it of having failed to take serious steps to meet its obligations agreed to in ceasefire agreements with Israel. LaHood has Lebanese ancestry.

The pair met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Lebanese Forces Party leader Samir Farid Geagea and numerous members of Parliament.

“Lebanon made that commitment in June [to disarm Hezbollah] and now it has to follow through fully, verifiably, and across the entire country. … [W]hat comes next is critical to the future of the country,” Gottheimer said in a statement. “Every day Hezbollah keeps its weapons is another day Iran gets a vote in the future of Lebanon. A stable, sovereign Lebanon, free from Iran’s terror proxies, is good for the Lebanese people and vital to America’s national security. I’ll keep working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support that outcome.”

The trip focused on enforcing agreements to disarm and remove Hezbollah, removing Iranian influence in Lebanon, strengthening Lebanese institutions and preventing terror financing, weapons smuggling and other terrorist activities.

Gottheimer said that Lebanon is “at a turning point” after years of being undermined by Iranian influence and Hezbollah, and that the time has come to “return Lebanon to the Lebanese people” by unraveling Tehran’s sway and disarming the terror group.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam called on Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon in an address to the United Nations General Assembly in September.

The pair also visited Maghen Abraham Synagogue in Beirut.

LaHood did not immediately respond to a request for comment.