Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter met with his Lebanese counterpart in Washington on Tuesday, following the postponement of the latest round of Israel-Lebanon negotiations, according to i24NEWS.
Ambassador Yechiel Leiter, who leads the Israeli diplomatic track in the US-brokered talks with Lebanon, met with his Lebanese counterpart in Washington on Tuesday, i24NEWS reported. The meeting followed the postponement of a scheduled round of negotiations between the two countries.
According to material reviewed by The Zioneer, the talks have progressed through multiple rounds this year, with Leiter repeatedly stressing Israel's demands for Hezbollah disarmament and the removal of Iranian influence from Lebanon. Previous rounds in Washington and Rome failed to bridge disagreements over the sequence of Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and the deployment of the Lebanese Armed Forces in pilot zones.
Details of Tuesday's meeting were not disclosed. The encounter suggests that diplomatic channels remain active despite the postponement of formal talks.
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