Report: Meeting held in Baabda to discuss direct negotiations with Israel

President Joseph Aoun has presided over a meeting in Baabda with the Lebanese delegation headed by Simon Karam that will possibly conduct direct, U.S.-mediated negotiations with Israel, a diplomatic source told the Lebanese news portal East News.

This comes after Beirut was informed of U.S. approval of Aoun's negotiations initiative, the report said.

During the meeting, Aoun noted that his initiative came after consultations with all political factions in Lebanon without exception, the report said.

He noted that the venue for the negotiations, either Paris or Cyprus, will be decided on Monday, and that the decision will be officially announced by the relevant parties.