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Israel calls for Lebanese peace talks


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On Wednesday, Israel called on Lebanon to open direct peace talks between the two countries, said a spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

"Israel wants peace with Lebanon. We are currently negotiating with the Syrians and with the Palestinians, and there is no logical reason whatsoever why we can't negotiate with the Lebanese," said Olmert spokesman Mark Regev.

Regev said Israel "is interested in direct bilateral talks where every issue of contention will be on the table."

This comment came as Israel and longtime foe Syria hold indirect peace talks in Turkey.
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Israel has never had formal diplomatic relations with Lebanon. It fought a war in Lebanon two years ago against the militant Shiite group Hezbollah and another one during the 1980s against Palestinian militants based there.

Israel has formal diplomatic relations with two other nations on its border, Egypt and Jordan.
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