U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday spoke with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on developments in Lebanon and the Middle East peace process, the State Department said. “This morning, the secretary spoke for roughly 15 minutes with Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri discussing … ongoing events in the region including the status of the peace process,” spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters. “Obviously, during the course of the call, the secretary … renewed our commitment to Lebanon and its independence and its sovereignty,” Crowley said. “Much of the call was focused on the Middle East peace process. And of course, … Lebanon has a significant role to play in that.”
