المبعوث الأمريكي: مشكلة لبنان ليست في الضمانات

The American envoy Tom Barak expressed his optimism about the results of his third visit to Beirut, affirming that the United States will not abandon Lebanon. Barak described his meeting today (Tuesday) with the Speaker of the House Nabih Berri as "excellent."

In response to a question about why the United States refuses to provide the guarantees requested by Lebanon, he stated: "The problem is not in the guarantees," adding, "We will reach stability."

The American envoy said: "We are continuing to work and making progress, and you must remain hopeful."

Thus, the American stance through Barak's visit seemed to oscillate between pushing for stability and hesitance to offer any decisive commitments. At its core, Washington harbors a chronic paradox regarding Lebanon: it does not want its explosion, but it also does not want to hand it over to its internal power factors. It hints at support but does not release its guarantees, shows understanding but does not leave the square of conditions. Between American caution and Lebanese complexity, the scene continues to revolve around papers, notes, and responses.

Yesterday, the American envoy met with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and President Joseph Aoun, who handed him, on behalf of the Lebanese state, "the comprehensive memorandum project to implement what Lebanon has committed to since the ceasefire agreement," at a time when Hezbollah still insists on its position rejecting discussions about its weapons without stopping Israeli violations and withdrawing from the occupied territories.

The memorandum includes, according to a statement from the presidency, "the urgent necessity to save Lebanon by asserting the authority of the Lebanese state over all its territory with its own forces, and restricting weapons to the hands of the Lebanese armed forces alone." It emphasizes the reference of the decision of war and peace to the Lebanese constitutional institutions. All of this is in conjunction and parallel with preserving Lebanese sovereignty over all its international borders, reconstruction, and launching the economic revival process, with the guarantee and sponsorship of Lebanon's brothers and friends in the world, in a manner that preserves the safety, security, and dignity of all Lebanon and all Lebanese people.