Former Lebanese Minister Farès Boueiz stated that talks between Israel and Lebanon in the US represent only an exploratory stage, not a breakthrough. He highlighted that the fundamental disagreement remains between Lebanon's call for a ceasefire and Israel's push for full normalization.

François Picard welcomes Farès Boueiz, former Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Israeli-Lebanese talks in the US cannot be defined as a "breakthrough", explains the former Lebanese minister. He sees this as a technical prelude to meaningful negotiations. What we are witnessing is the exploratory stage of diplomacy. According to Boueiz, the fundamental issue lies in the misalignment of objectives. Lebanon approaches these discussions seeking an immediate ceasefire and the implementation o...