Lebanon demands ceasefire before resuming Rome talks with occupying state
Lebanon insists on a full ceasefire before returning to Rome negotiations with the occupying state, with no new date set for the next round of talks.
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Lebanese sources told Al Arabiya that Beirut insists on achieving a complete ceasefire before returning to Rome negotiations with the occupying state, as no new date has been set for the resumption of talks between the two sides.
The sources explained that the seventh round of the Rome talks was difficult and saw heated discussions among the participants, without reaching an agreement on a new date for the next round of negotiations.
According to the sources, Lebanon is demanding that the proposed pilot area include the towns of Bint Jbeil and Khiam, as part of the arrangements under discussion during the negotiations.
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The sources stressed that Beirut’s agreement to return to a new round of negotiations with the occupying state is contingent on the latter’s commitment to a truce agreement and a complete ceasefire.
These developments follow the seventh round of the Rome talks, which Lebanese sources described as arduous, while the next steps and the course of future negotiations remain dependent on the occupying state’s position regarding the truce agreement.