BEIRUT -- A U.S. envoy said Monday he was satisfied with the Lebanese government’s response to a proposal to disarm the militant Hezbollah group, adding that Washington is ready to help the small crisis-hit nation emerge from its long-running political and economic crisis.

Report by Yazbek Wehbe, English adaptation by Yasmine Jaroudi Lebanon is making evident progress in preparing its response to the U.S. proposals presented by American envoy Tom Ba