Hezbollah to respond today to Lebanese amendments to US paper

Hezbollah will on Thursday inform Speaker Nabih Berri of its final response to the Lebanese amendments related to U.S. envoy Tom Barrack’s paper, Al-Jadeed TV reported.

“The joint presidential committee will convene again today after receiving the official answer, in order to discuss it and finalize the official Lebanese response,” Al-Jadeed added.

The TV network revealed that Berri had met Tuesday with a Hezbollah envoy who relayed “half an answer” consisting of a host of remarks.

“Berri’s representative Ali Hamdan relayed them to the presidential committee and were discussed in a meeting on Tuesday, while the official answer will follow today,” Al-Jadeed added.

It also reported that Saudi envoy Prince Yazid bin Farhan has arrived in Beirut on a several-day visit and would also meet with Barrack when he visits Lebanon on July 7-8.

“Hezbollah will ask for guarantees regarding Israel’s withdrawal,” Al-Jadeed said.

MTV meanwhile reported that the Lebanese response “will include reassurances for the Lebanese as to all files and concerns.”

“The ideas of Aoun, Berri and Salam are identical as to the response paper, which represents a historic chance to provide stability for Lebanon for the next 50 years,” MTV added.