Israel-Lebanon Talks Move to Washington, Rome Slips
Israel-Lebanon Talks Move to Washington, Rome Slips
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Israel and Lebanon will not sit down in Rome next week after all.
Talks between Israel and Lebanon that were scheduled to take place in Rome next week have been postponed and will instead occur in October, Axios reported Friday, citing a US official, according to Reuters.
A US State Department official said the upcoming round will take place in Washington instead of Rome, the Jerusalem Post reported.
The Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors will still meet at the State Department, an official said, per the Times of Israel. The next round of formal talks is expected in Rome in October, the State Department official said.
Timeline
Israel, Lebanon and the United States sign the trilateral framework that the current negotiations are meant to implement, according to the State Department account cited in Wire's reporting.
Axios reports, citing a US official, that the Rome talks set for next week have been postponed to October. Reuters carries the report.
A US State Department official says the upcoming session will be held in Washington rather than Rome, with the two ambassadors still meeting at the State Department, and the next formal round expected in Rome in October.
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The only voices on the record so far are American. A State Department official framed the change as a scheduling shift rather than a breakdown, saying the ambassadors will still meet next week in Washington and that the formal Rome round is expected in October.
The State Department has described the trilateral framework as the only practical mechanism for restoring Lebanese sovereignty and ensuring Israel's security.
Neither the Israeli nor the Lebanese government is quoted in the reports.
What's Next
The Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors are due to meet at the State Department next week.
A full formal round in Rome is expected in October, according to the US official.
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Why the delay
Jewish holidays, a conference in Paris and preparations for the UN General Assembly were cited as reasons for pushing the Rome session back, according to the State Department account in Wire's reporting.
Every delay in the formal talks slows implementation of the June 27 framework — the reason the postponement matters beyond the calendar.
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