Prime Minister Dr. Nawaf Salam met this morning with the US Ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, the head of the Military Coordination Group for Lebanon (MCG4L), General Joseph Clearfield, and the accompanying military delegation. During the meeting, discussions focused on the military aspect of the negotiating framework and field developments in the South, where Prime Minister Salam stressed the need for Israel to halt its destruction operations, expand the scope of the pilot areas, and establish a clear timetable for the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory.