A political source told Al-Hurra correspondent that the ceasefire proposal, which US Ambassador to Beirut Lisa Johnson would deliver to Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, contains five pages and 13 points, and Beirut is expected to deliver answer him in the middle. of next week.
In a conversation with the correspondent of Al-Hurra, the former Lebanese Minister for the Lebanese Forces Party, Richard Koyoumjian, pointed out that uncertainty surrounds the details of the points of the proposal that the Lebanese official is studying to make his comments. apply and introduce some changes to it. .
He explained that this uncertainty is related to the issue of Hezbollah’s withdrawal from the south of the Litani River if the proposal is accepted by the Lebanese side, and who will confirm that the party did not have tunnels and weapons stores in the south, moreover. on how to act without Hezbollah’s weapons and its infrastructure in the south.
He also pointed out that there is uncertainty regarding the entity that monitors the Lebanese-Syrian crossings to prevent arms smuggling to Hezbollah, and the composition of the International Monitoring Committee that will monitoring the boundaries.
The administration of US President Joe Biden is working on a ceasefire proposal between Lebanon and Israel, according to a set of American-Israeli understandings related to security arrangements requested by Israel, in particular the elimination of Hezbollah military structures, but there are provisions that exist. still waiting.
On Thursday, Johnson met with Nabih Berri, Hezbollah’s political ally who has been backed by the party for negotiations, to present the first written proposal from Washington. For his part, Berri described the proposal as positive, but pointed out some points that were still outstanding.
A Lebanese political source told Al-Hurra channel earlier that research is underway on commitments to implement International Resolution 1701 and the parties that will ensure the full implementation of the resolution , adding that the Lebanese government can request technical assistance and logistics from foreign countries to increase. security control at the borders.
A former member of the Lebanese Parliament, Dr. Fares Saeed, told Al-Hurra TV on Friday that the proposal was preceded by a meeting in the White House between Biden and Trump, so, “I expect that this paper got an American- American. consensus.”
Saeed said that this proposal received the American-Israeli consensus as well, while Arab media circulated through leaks some of the provisions of the proposal, including the preservation of UN Resolution 1701 and not moving it from Chapter Six to Seven, also not making changes to its provisions or replacing it. new resolution, as he said.
The former MP in Lebanon explained that the meaning of the proposal is that the sides of Israel and America are looking for the commitments needed to implement the decision. after the decision was clearly violated by Israel and Hezbollah. “
The former American diplomat, Mark Ginsberg, pointed out that “there is no official confirmation that came out of Washington that there is an agreement between Trump and Biden on the Lebanon file.”
In an interview with Al-Hurra TV on Friday, Ginsburg stressed the importance of a temporary cease-fire to coincide with the ongoing talks “to continue the efforts made to resolve Resolution 1701 to speed up its implementation and use coordination between Israel, Lebanon and the United States. Lebanese forces in the south of the country, until a ceasefire is reached later.” “Continued firing.”
Reuters reported that two senior Lebanese political sources said that the US ambassador to Lebanon presented, on Thursday, a draft peace proposal to Nabih Berri, without going into details. The group said that the Hezbollah group agreed to negotiate with Berri.
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2024-11-16 22:29:00
