US envoy says additional progress made in Lebanon on ceasefire proposal

Beirut, Nov 20: Visiting US envoy Amos Hochstein said Wednesday that negotiations with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri about a ceasefire draft in Lebanon have made additional progress, local TV channel MTV reported.

"The points of contention regarding the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon cannot be disclosed publicly, but we have achieved positive progress in the negotiations with House Speaker Berri," Hochstein said following his second meeting with Berri at Lebanon's Ain el Tineh.

Hochstein did not provide additional details but said he would visit Israel later in the day to discuss the ceasefire proposal with Israeli authorities.