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❝ The American Task Force for Lebanon (ATFL) delegation, led by Ambassador Edward Gabriel, had separate meetings with Army Commander, Rodolph Haykal, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt, the state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported Thursday.
Haykal received in his office in Yarzeh Gabriel and the accompanying delegation where “the discussion covered the general situation in Lebanon and the region, as well as ways to support the Lebanese Army and the challenges it is currently facing amid the prevailing circumstances.”
Salam received Gabriel, heading a delegation from the organization, along with the U.S. Ambassador to Beirut, Michel Issa, NNA reported without noting what was discussed in the meeting. Salam’s government has repeatedly pushed for the rapid disarmament of Hezbollah.
Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt also received at his Clemenceau residence Gabriel, accompanied by a delegation from the organization. “The discussion addressed the general situation in Lebanon and the region, as well as the challenges Lebanon is currently facing amid the prevailing circumstances,” NNA reported without giving further details.
On Thursday, Gabriel and the accompanying delegation held separate meetings with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea to discuss Washington’s view of Lebanon, U.S.–Lebanese relations, regional developments, and the latest negotiations and security measures in southern Lebanon
Gabriel had said that the task force is hosting a group of Washington-based experts specializing in Lebanese policy, including former U.S. ambassadors to Lebanon and representatives from think tanks and policy institutions. He said the group looks forward to further meetings later this week. ❞