Tuesday, August 13, 2013

U.S. Ambassador Meets Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam

U.S. Ambassador Meets Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam
August 7, 2013
U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Maura Connelly met with Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam today.  The Prime Minister-designate and Ambassador discussed bilateral relations and the political and security situation in Lebanon.
Ambassador Connelly supported Prime Minister-designate Salam's efforts to form a government, noting the U.S. view that Lebanon would be better placed to face current regional and domestic challenges with a fully-empowered government in place.  As always, the U.S. believes that government formation must be a Lebanese process and that the Lebanese people deserve a government that reflects their aspirations and that strengthens Lebanon's stability, sovereignty, and independence while fulfilling its international obligations.  
The Ambassador renewed the commitment of the United States to a stable, sovereign, and independent Lebanon