Lebanese leaders discuss preparations for new round of Israel talks

Lebanese leaders discuss preparations for new round of Israel talks A statement from the Lebanese Presidency on Tuesday said that President Joseph Aoun met with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to discuss “ongoing preparations for holding the next round of Lebanese-American-Israeli negotiations in Washington next week” in light of the new US-Iran deal. “The two presidents affirmed the steadfastness of the Lebanese position in the Washington negotiations regarding the final cessation of firing, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the lands they occupy, the deployment of the Lebanese army to the international borders, the return of Lebanese prisoners and the launch of the reconstruction campaign,” the statement read.