US, Lebanon, Israel sign framework agreement
Key takeaways
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced a trilateral framework agreement.
- He added that the agreement "begins to put in place a framework for lasting peace and security."
- The US-mediated talks aimed at ending the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Shiite militant group in Lebanon.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced a trilateral framework agreement. Lebanese officials began direct talks with Israel in Washington in April.
https://p.dw.com/p/5G8xa The agreement aimed at paving the way for a peace deal between Lebanon and Israel Image: Ken Cedeno/REUTERSAdvertisement US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday announced a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon following several days of talks in Washington.
"We are happy to announce a framework agreement between the sovereign government of Lebanon and, of course, the government of Israel, with a mediation and support of the United States of America," Rubio said at the signing ceremony.