Israeli PM's office said talks are an initial bid 'to establish a basis for a relationship and economic cooperation'.
Israeli PM’s office said talks are an initial bid ‘to establish a basis for a relationship and economic cooperation’.
By Stephen Quillen and News Agencies
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Israel and Lebanon are set to conduct their first direct diplomatic talks in decades as they dispatched civilian envoys to a body that monitors their rocky 2024 truce.
PM says these are not peace talks and 'normalisation' is tied to cessation of hostilities and Israeli troop withdrawal.
The Iran-backed Hezbollah militia said it would not abide by any agreements of the meeting in Washington.
The meeting marks the first direct talks between the two sides, though US officials say more time is needed.
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