Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri received General Joseph Clearfield, head of the Military Coordination Group for Lebanon (MCG4L), accompanied by the US Ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa. Upon his departure from Ain al-Tineh, the American ambassador said: “The negotiations in Rome are continuing and the atmosphere is positive.” He added: “General Clearfield’s visit today to Beirut aims to clarify things as they are, especially for President Berri.”