During talks in US, Lebanon and Israel agree on implementing ceasefire

  WASHINGTON: Lebanese and Israeli delegations, who earlier met for talks in the United States, agreed about implementing the ceasefire, acc...

 

WASHINGTON: Lebanese and Israeli delegations, who earlier met for talks in the United States, agreed about implementing the ceasefire, according to their joint statement released by the US Department of State.

The statement says that Lebanese and Israeli negotiators met in Washington on June 2 and 3.

"As a result of the US led negotiations, Israel and Lebanon agreed to the implementation of a ceasefire. The ceasefire is contingent on a complete cessation of Hezbollah fire and the evacuation of all Hezbollah operatives from the South Litani Sector," the statement says.

"The two sides agreed with the guidance of the United States to swiftly advance the creation of pilot zones in which the Lebanese Armed Forces will take exclusive control of the territory to the exclusion of all non-state actors," the document reads. "These steps will enable progress towards a comprehensive peace and security agreement."

The statement also says that the two parties "agreed to reconvene the political and security tracks the week of June 22, with a view toward reaching a comprehensive agreement," while the United States "agreed to continue facilitating communication between the parties in the interim."

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