Report: 'Nothing new' after Barrack's 3rd visit to Beirut
U.S. envoy Tom Barrack’s current visit to Lebanon “ended with the same outcome of the previous visit,” Al-Arabiya’s Al-Hadath channel quoted “sources in Beirut” as saying on Tuesday.
“Hezbollah is seeking to put the blame on the state in order to evade its responsibility,” the sources said adding that “Lebanon has asked the Americans to fulfill one of its demands so that it can face Hezbollah with it.”
Israel has, however, refused to offer any concession, the sources added.
Warning that “the current state of procrastination opens the door to a military escalation,” the sources said “everyone agrees that Lebanon is headed to a new form of military confrontation.”
“Barrack’s visit can be summarized by saying that he did not offer anything new and did not take anything new,” the sources went on to say.
Official Lebanese sources later told Al-Arabiya that "Washington is insisting on devising a timetable for the handover of Hezbollah’s arms before the end of the year."
"Barrack did not offer any U.S. guarantees as to Israel's withdrawal from the five points," the sources added.
"The Lebanese response to Barrack's proposal did not include any timetables or practical steps," the sources said, adding that "Lebanon asked Washington to press Israel to gradually withdraw from the South."
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