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As part of his transportation tour of Lebanese officials, United States Under Secretary of State David Schenker will visit the President of the Republic, Michel Aoun, accompanied by Ambassador Doroty Shea, to consult with him on overall Lebanese developments and in the region, as well as his impressions on the first session of the border demarcation negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, which met last Wednesday in Naqoura.
Diplomatic sources revealed to Al-Jumhuriya that Schenker, in his tour of the Lebanese leaderships, of which he chose some this time, “is very interested in circulating the message of the American leadership, which expressed its satisfaction with the positive atmosphere expressed by the Lebanese and Israeli parties in the first meeting on the delimitation of maritime borders at this stage, as well as for the renewal of guarantees of what their country promised to be a joint and several party in these negotiations and its willingness to intervene if the two parties request your opinion or an arrangement in any way possible.
Although it was said that Schenker wanted from their meetings to introduce the Lebanese officials to the new representative of his country who will accompany the Lebanese-Israeli negotiations, Ambassador John Deruscher, it was noted that the latter did not accompany him on his tours yesterday, and will not be there. among the delegation that will accompany him today to the Baabda Palace.
Informed sources explained to Al-Jumhuriya that this step was due to the existence of a decision to keep Deruscher away from the Lebanese political environment and limit his functions to negotiations, since he had previously participated in similar steps in more than one previous mission.
Schenker had visited the Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri yesterday and the meeting lasted about an hour, after which he left without making a statement. Later, the president of the “Progressive Socialist Party” visited Walid Jumblatt, who invited him to lunch.
Al-Jumhuriya learned that Schenker conveyed to those he met his country’s satisfaction with the launch of the border demarcation negotiations, which, if continued at the same pace as the first round, would be in the best interests of both parties, and He stressed that the United States “will be an honest intermediary for the success of these negotiations.”
