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US ready to facilitate Lebanon-Israel maritime border talks

Undersecretary for Political Affairs David Hale said the United States is willing to mediate resumed talks between the hostile neighbors.
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The United States is ready to mediate maritime talks between Lebanon and Israel that stalled in the waning months of the Trump administration, a senior State Department official said Thursday.   

“America stands ready to facilitate negotiations on the maritime boundary between Lebanon and Israel,” Undersecretary for Political Affairs David Hale said during remarks at Lebanon’s presidential palace in Baabda.

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