"Jumblatt follows me with a blow."

Prime Minister Saad Hariri affirmed the partnership and commitment made jointly by the Lebanese government and the United States in the fight against terrorism, and thanked the United States Government for its continued support to Lebanon, in particularly to the Lebanese army and security forces.

Prime Minister Hariri's remarks came after talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the State Department, in the presence of former Minister Ghattas Khoury and Deputy Secretary Pompeo for business affairs. Near East, David Schenker, and Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs, David Hill. Between the two.

After half an hour of meeting, Prime Minister Hariri met with reporters. "I met today Minister Pompeo, whom I consider a great friend of Lebanon, and I thanked him for the constant support of the US Government, especially the army and the United States. Lebanese security forces, and reaffirmed our partnership and joint commitment to the fight against terrorism.I also badured Secretary Pompeo of our commitment to continue the negotiations led by Ambbadador Satterfield, on behalf of Government of the United States, regarding our land and sea borders. "

He added: "The proposal has been submitted to the Presidents of the Republic, to Parliament and to myself, we consider this process to be viable and we will continue to support the next constitutional steps." We reached a decision final in September ".

In an interview with reporters, he added: "We can not change the position of the US administration on sanctions against Hezbollah, but we are working to avoid the consequences for Lebanon."

"Stopping the smuggling is a Lebanese decision, not an American one, we will install a scanner at the land and sea crossing points and close the illegal crossings, which will show the results in the 2020 budget."

Prime Minister Hariri said that "the former MP Walid Jumblatt is not physically targeted and whoever thinks will lead the country to civil war.