Lebanon refuses to reach an agreement with Israel unless it fully withdraws its troops from the south
He has highlighted America's "key" role in the negotiations and urged Washington to "press" Israeli representatives.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salamrefused on Thursday to reach an agreement with Israel because the Israeli authorities are calling for the deployment of troops for a "security zone" in the south of the country.
In an interview with The Washington Post in the United States, just hours before the startof the second round of talks between Israeli and Lebanese representatives, Salam has urged the United States to "press Israel to ease its demands."
The prime minister has insisted that Lebanon "cannot tolerate such a thing" and has stated that the country "cannot live with a buffer zone" in the south.
He has also stressed that Washington's rolein the negotiation process is "key", as it is the US Government that can "mediate between the parties" and "bring Israel to its senses."
Salam has also called for an extension of the fragile ceasefire, but has acknowledged that there is a degree of uncertainty about Thursday's talks.
On the disarmament of Hezbollah, he has stated that " the only way to achieve this is to strengthen the Lebanese Army. "" A state cannot have two armies, "he said, explaining that disarmament is" a process, not something that can happen overnight. "
Lebanon and Israel agreed last week to a temporary 10-day ceasefire, but the exchange of attacks between the Israeli army and Hezbollah has not ended. In the last Israeli offensive, which began on 2 March , some 2,400 people have been killed and more than 7,600 injured.
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