Report: US, Israel suggest names of Lebanese officials for negotiations
Lebanon has been informed by the U.S. administration that it is not concerned with expanding the Mechanism committee or adding civilian experts to it in order to hold indirect negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Informed sources meanwhile told the daily that Washington wants political negotiations between Lebanon and Israel and has said that U.S. envoy Tom Barrack would be willing to oversee the meetings in any capital chosen by Lebanon.
“The discussion has reached the extent of Washington and Tel Aviv nominating specific names to represent Lebanon in these negotiations,” the sources added.
“Two of the nominated names have told the relevant officials that they are not concerned with the file in any way,” the sources said.
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