Israel and Lebanon to meet in Rome in October, US State Department official says
Sept 13 (Reuters) - Israel and Lebanon will meet in Rome in October to discuss a U.S.-brokered security agreement intended to ease hostilities along the border, a State Department Official told Reuters. The continued implementation of the deal “remains the only viable mechanism to restore Lebanon’s sovereignty and Israel’s security,” the official said, adding that the Lebanese and Israeli…
Israel and Lebanon will meet in Rome in October to discuss a US-brokered security agreement. The talks aim to ease hostilities along the border.
A US State Department official said the deal's implementation "remains the only viable mechanism to restore Lebanon's sovereignty and Israel's security." The official also mentioned that the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors will meet in Washington next week.
The previous round of negotiations, the seventh, took place in Rome in August but did not result in a breakthrough on key territorial issues.
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