German foreign minister: Momentum on ceasefire 'seems closer'

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Monday that the momentum on Lebanon ceasefire talks seems to have picked up and they were now closer than they were a few days or weeks ago. 

"We are currently discussing with our partners from the Gulf states and the Arab world how we can, in this situation, at least perhaps resolve one of the major challenges, the situation in Lebanon, and finally achieve a ceasefire," she said on the sidelines of a G7 meeting in Italy. 

"The momentum now seems to be closer than it was a few days or even a few weeks ago."

Reporting by Reuters