Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the start of direct talks with Lebanon’s central authorities.
“Given the numerous requests from Lebanon to start direct talks, I instructed the cabinet yesterday to start direct talks with Lebanon as soon as possible,” the Israeli prime minister said.
According to Netanyahu, the main issues of the talks will be the disarmament of Hezbollah and the establishment of peaceful relations between Israel and Lebanon.
“Israel welcomes today’s call by the Lebanese prime minister for the demilitarization of Beirut,” Netanyahu added.
The office of Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told CNN that it would not comment on Netanyahu’s statement.
