Israeli-Lebanese Washington Talks End After Over Two Hours

BlockBeats News, April 15th: According to the Israeli Embassy in the United States, the meeting between Lebanon and Israel in Washington, which lasted for over two hours, has ended. Israeli and Lebanese government representatives held direct talks in the U.S. capital, Washington, on the 14th.

It is reported that Israel and Lebanon have not established diplomatic relations. This meeting is the "first direct talk in decades between non-military personnel of the two countries." U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with the Israeli and Lebanese delegations at the State Department on the same day and attended the talks held in the State Department.

The Israeli and Lebanese delegations were led by Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Gilad Erdan and Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Najla Eljath. U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea and State Department Advisor Michael Nides also participated in the talks.