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Talks between Trump aide, Lebanese president described as ‘positive’
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, right, meets with US deputy special envoy for Middle East peace Morgan Ortagus, center, and US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa A. Johnson at the presidential palace in Baabda, in east of Beirut, Lebanon, April 5, 2025. (Lebanese Presidency press office via AP)
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Senior Lebanese officials say talks with visiting US deputy special envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus were positive, focusing on south Lebanon amid a fragile truce between Israel and Hezbollah.
President Joseph Aoun and Ortagus discussed “south Lebanon, the work of the international monitoring committee and the Israeli withdrawal” from Lebanese territory, a statement from the presidency says, characterizing the talks as constructive.
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s office, in a statement, also says the discussions with the envoy were “positive.”
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