U.S. President Donald Trump is still convinced of the actions being taken by President Joseph Aoun and of what the government of Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has achieved and intends to achieve, according to “exclusive information” obtained by the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper.

Trump has informed U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus of “the necessity of urging President Aoun and PM Salam to complete what they have started. He also informed the new U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, Michel Issa, of the need to convince Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri of the necessity of securing the interests of the Shiite community in Lebanon in the post-Hezbollah phase,” the daily said.