US envoy cancels scheduled tour of southern Lebanon
Tom Barrack met Lebanese President Aoun in Beirut on Tuesday to discuss plans for disarmament of Hezbollah
US ambassador to Turkiye and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack
ISTANBUL
US envoy to Syria Tom Barrack canceled his scheduled tour of the southern Lebanese towns of Khiam and Tyre on Wednesday, local media said.
The state news agency NNA, however, did not provide any details about the reason for canceling the trip.
Barrack had arrived in Marjayoun aboard a helicopter on Wednesday morning. Details on the agenda of his visit were not immediately available.
The Lebanese army was deployed in the vicinity of Francois Hajj Barracks and at the northern entrance of Khiam town to secure the US envoy’s visit.
Barrack, on his visit to Lebanon, is accompanied by US Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Lindsey Graham, as well as Congressman Joe Wilson.
He triggered outrage and calls for an apology on Tuesday after telling a group of local journalists to “act civilized” after meeting Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun in Beirut to discuss plans for the disarmament of Hezbollah.
