Israel is dispatching an official to talks in Lebanon as “a first attempt to create a basis for economic relations and cooperation” between the two countries, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced on Wednesday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed Acting National Security Council head Gil Reich “to send a representative on his behalf to a meeting with government-economic officials in Lebanon,” it said.

The meeting will mark “a first attempt to create a basis for economic relations and cooperation” with Beirut, the PMO statement added.