Lebanon PM to Obama: Mideast frustration high
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Lebanon's prime minister warned President Barack Obama on Monday of "pervasive" Arab frustration with Middle East peace efforts, and the two leaders discussed US concerns that Syria may be arming Hezbollah. After their meeting in Washington, Hariri praised the president for seeking to revive Israeli-Arab peace diplomacy, but said he told the president "the clock is ticking, and it is ticking against us."
A White House statement issued after the meeting said Obama had discussed with Hariri "the threat posed by the transfer of weapons into Lebanon in violation" of a UN resolution that helped end the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war. (Reuters)
