The first in-person meeting in the expected negotiations between Israel and Lebanon will take place on Tuesday at the US State Department, a US official familiar with the details tells The Times of Israel.
Lebanese ambassador to Washington Nada Hamadeh-Moawad, Israeli ambassador to Washington Yechiel Leiter, and US ambassador to Beirut Michel Issa – respectively leading the Lebanese, Israeli, and US delegations – will be in attendance, according to the official.
A preparatory phone meeting between the three officials, as well as State Department counselor Mike Needham, is taking place today, the official adds.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office does not immediately confirm the meeting.
Netanyahu said last night that Israel would begin negotiations with Lebanon “as soon as possible,” aimed at disarming Hezbollah and reaching a full peace agreement between the countries.
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