Al-Hariri confers with US ambassador to Lebanon

The Lebanese prime minister Rafiq al-Hariri discussed on Friday during his meeting in Beirut with the US ambassador to Lebanon Vincent Battle the situation in the Middle East region and results of the Arab summit conference recently concluded in Lebanon.

On developments taking place in Ramullah, the American ambassador confined to saying that "what we have to concentrate on at the meantime is the important vision in order to attain peace and security for all." Battle said that the vision expressed by the Beirut's Arab summit is very constructive and permits all sides concerned to look forward to the objectives pertinent to peace.

Battle indicated that the UN special envoy to the region Anthony Zinni will stay in the region in order to discuss the possibility of reaching what he called ceasing fire in preparation to hold negotiations amid these crucial conditions.