Vance says 'things getting better' in Lebanon
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has said that Lebanon is one of "two big things" that will be discussed in the negotiations with Iran, as he departed from Washington for Switzerland.
“I can only be there for a day or two. I think we’re going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we’re to be focused on,” Vance told reporters on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews.
Asked whether the fighting in Lebanon is threatening to derail the talks, Vance said: "Things are actually getting better there, and things are slowing down a little bit."
"(Secretary of State) Marco (Rubio) and the entire team have been actively managing what's going on in Lebanon," he added.
“Despite the headlines, things are actually getting better there, and things are slowing down a little bit. It’s going to be something we’re just going to have to continuously manage to ensure that you know Israel and Lebanon are both safe and secure," Vance went on to say.
“That’s fundamentally the goal of this, to make the whole region safe and secure,” he added.
“The big problem is that you have somebody will shoot and then somebody will respond, and you kind of have a chicken and egg problem where you’ve just got to stop the shooting for long enough to get the ceasefire to keep hold, that’s what we’re going to try to do.”
Source: Naharnet
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