Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam held a formal meeting on Tuesday to finalize the country's approach to an upcoming round of negotiations in Washington. These talks, which involve Lebanese, American, and Israeli representatives, are scheduled to take place next week. According to an official statement from the Lebanese Presidency, the meeting was prompted by the context of the recently established US-Iran deal.

The leadership emphasized that their primary objectives for the Washington summit remain unchanged. Both Aoun and Salam reiterated their commitment to securing a final cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from occupied territories. While the statement outlines the Lebanese government's stated goals for the diplomatic process, it does not provide specific details regarding the Israeli or American expectations for the meeting, nor does it detail the specific mechanisms proposed for the ceasefire. The upcoming negotiations are viewed as a critical juncture for regional stability, particularly as the geopolitical landscape shifts following the recent agreement between the United States and Iran.