Aoun reportedly agrees to adding 'civilians' to indirect talks with Israel
U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus has proposed in her meetings with Lebanese leaders to involve civilians in indirect negotiations between Lebanon and Israel through the ceasefire monitoring committee, media reports said.
President Joseph Aoun welcomed the idea, a report published Wednesday in Nidaa al-Watan newspaper claimed. The civilians would be high-level officials such as ministers or diplomatic representatives of Lebanon and Israel.
Ortagus also promised to do everything in her power to prevent an Israeli war on Lebanon, the report said. Yet, she warned of a possible escalation that could be avoided through negotiations.
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