BEIRUT: Lebanese armed forces commander General Rudolf Haykal and US General Joseph Clearfield met in Beirut to discuss the security situation in Lebanon and regional developments, the army said on Saturday in a statement.
The army said: “The extraordinary meeting came as a result of a quick visit by Clearfield, and it addressed the security situation in Lebanon and regional developments, as well as ways to maximize the benefits of the mechanism and develop its work.”
Clearfield heads a committee monitoring a US-backed ceasefire in fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.
The participants at the meeting underlined the importance of the Lebanese army’s role and the need to support it during the current phase, the statement said.
