Report: Hochstein promises help in rebuilding south Lebanon
During a meeting with members of the Lebanese expat community in Michigan, U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein promised U.S. help in rebuilding the destroyed villages in south Lebanon, a media report said.
“Should the negotiations related to Resolution 1701 succeed and if a president who can guarantee stability is elected, the region will witness a period of economic prosperity,” Hochstein said, according to the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper.
“The U.S. will ask several countries for assistance in funding the rebuilding process in south Lebanon,” sources informed on Hochstein’s efforts told the daily.
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