US President George W Bush has said Hezbollah could "prove" they are not a terrorist group by laying down arms and not threatening Mid-East peace.
"We view Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation," he said.
Last week, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice restated the US position on Hezbollah after media reports said it had changed.
Hezbollah is a powerful political and military movement in Lebanon. Last week it staged a huge pro-Syrian rally.
Hundreds of thousands of people answered the group's call and took to the streets of Beirut to show support for Damascus.
Hezbollah has thousands of armed fighters and holds 12 seats in the Lebanese parliament.
"I would hope that Hezbollah would prove that they're not [terrorist] by laying down arms and not threatening peace," Mr Bush said after meeting Jordan's King Abdullah II in Washington.
"One of our concerns, which his majesty and I discussed, is that Hezbollah may try to derail the peace process between Israeli and the Palestinians."
Syrians leaving
Last year, a United Nations resolution, backed by the US, called for Lebanon's militias to disarm.
Hezbollah has been on the US state department's list of terrorist organisations for years, with Washington accusing it of sponsoring Palestinian attacks against Israel.
Earlier on Tuesday, Syrian intelligence agents could be seen leaving their offices in Beirut as Syria's president held talks with Egypt.
Syria has promised the UN a full timetable for the withdrawal of its 14,000 troops and intelligence agents.
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