The head of the Lebanese negotiating team, former ambassador Simon Karam, arrived in Rome, and Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Muawwad is expected later today, according to Lebanese media. The talks, scheduled to resume Tuesday, will focus on consolidating the ceasefire and implementing the 'pilot zones' formula, Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed reports.
The Lebanese delegation for the next round of negotiations with Israel has begun arriving in Rome, ahead of talks scheduled to resume Tuesday. According to Lebanese media, former ambassador Simon Karam, who leads the team, has arrived in the Italian capital, while Lebanon's ambassador to the United States, Nada Muawwad, is expected to arrive later Monday. Retired Lebanese army general Ziad Haykal will also participate as an advisor to President Joseph Aoun.
The Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed channel reported that the Rome talks will focus on consolidating the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon and implementing the 'pilot zones' formula — a framework for a phased Israeli withdrawal under international supervision. The 'pilot zones' concept has been a central element in previous rounds of negotiations, as covered by The Zioneer.
The talks are part of an ongoing diplomatic process that has included rounds in Washington, D.C., and Geneva. The Zioneer has reported on multiple prior sessions, including the first day of talks in June and extensions to a fourth day in Washington. The resumption in Rome marks a new venue for the discussions, which aim to secure a sustainable ceasefire and a framework for the withdrawal of IDF forces from southern Lebanon.
No official confirmation from Israel has been published regarding the Rome round, and the specifics of the Israeli delegation remain unclear.
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