Hizbollah says in talks on Israel prisoner swap

BEIRUT - Hizbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has said indirect negotiations between his group and Israel over a prisoner exchange have begun through a UN-appointed mediator.

"I would like to assure all those interested in this file that there are serious negotiations that are continuing," Nasrallah told Hizbollah's television station.

"The delegate appointed by the UN secretary-general is conducting this mission and is meeting a Hizbollah delegation and also...Israelis."

- REUTERS