Mikati urges Hochstein to press Israel to halt its attacks and threats
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Wednesday stressed to visiting U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein “the need to press Israel to halt its attacks and threats,” noting that “the gateway for the solution is a ceasefire in Gaza and the implementation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, especially Resolution 1701.”
Mikati added that the aforementioned resolution would “guarantee the stability of the south.”
Hochstein for his part said that “efforts are underway on the various diplomatic levels and in all capitals to secure the success of the diplomatic solutions that the U.S. and Egyptian presidents and the Qatari emir have called for,” Mikati’s office said.
The solution “will be discussed in the Doha meetings that will begin tomorrow and will last several days,” the office added, quoting Hochstein.
The U.S. envoy also hoped a ceasefire will be reached in Gaza, which would contribute to halting escalation in the south, adding that Resolution 1701 is the guarantee for stability in the south, Mikati’s press office said.
Mikati had earlier told cabinet that “we are before anxious chances for diplomacy.”
Source: Naharnet
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