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A third round of talks between Lebanon and Israel will be held in Washington next week as part of preparations for U.S.-mediated negotiations, a senior Lebanese official source said.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity, the Lebanese source said the next round would take place in the U.S. capital but added that the exact date had not yet been finalized.
“The third round of talks between Lebanon and Israel will be held next week in Washington,” the source said.
The source said the meeting is planned to take place at the U.S. State Department, but the level of representation in the delegations remains unclear.
It has not yet been decided whether the talks will continue at the ambassadorial level or include higher-level officials, the source said.
The ambassadors of Israel and Lebanon in Washington met on April 14 and April 23 as part of preparations for U.S.-mediated negotiations.
The first meeting, held at the U.S. State Department, was recorded as the highest-level direct contact between the two sides since 1993.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the ambassadors of Lebanon and Israel in Washington attended the meeting.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on April 24 that he looked forward to hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the White House in the near future.
Direct negotiations with Israel remain one of the most debated issues in Lebanese politics and public opinion.
President Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam view the talks as necessary and the only option to stop bloodshed and reach a lasting solution.
Hezbollah and groups close to it oppose direct contacts, describing them as “surrender.”
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