The United States will sponsor a new round of talks between Israel and Lebanon in early September in Rome, a State Department official has announced according to AFP.

“The political track will reconvene in Rome in early September, and conversations will continue in Beirut, Jerusalem, and Washington in the interim,” the official said on condition of anonymity. “We feel good about the trajectory.”

The US official gave an update on the last round of talks in Rome, saying that “the framework is being implemented, the first zones are live, and the working groups have aligned their language, maps, and procedures”.

At the next round of technical talks, he said, “Lebanon will present detailed roadmaps for securing new areas as implementation proceeds in the current zones.”