Negotiations with Israel ‘need time,’ Lebanese president says

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Monday that the US-mediated negotiations with Israel “need time” and the current conflict will not be solved overnight, Anadolu reports. “Negotiation is safer than war. We have seen — and continue to see — the devastation of war and its consequences,” Aoun said in a meeting with business representatives, as cited by a presidency statement. “However, negotiations will not solve the problem overnight; they are a process that needs time, and we have no other choice,” he added. Aoun said negotiations “don’t mean surrender but rather are a means of ending wars with the least possible damage.” The Lebanese president reiterated his country’s commitment to the negotiations, saying the talks are “moving forward” despite possible delays that […]