Mansour: Lebanon Has Not Agreed to Discuss Maritime Border with Israel
Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour denied on Monday media reports that Lebanon had agreed to discuss the maritime border with Israel.
The Israeli Haaretz newspaper had recently reported United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon as saying that Lebanon and Israel agreed to discuss issues of maritime security through a tripartite mechanism and the possible assistance of local experts.
Mansour told al-Nour radio: “The reports are inaccurate and the mechanisms Lebanon will adopt have not been set yet.”
He added that Lebanon first needs to form technical committees in coordination with concerned ministries and foreign experts specialized in maritime law in order to determine the boundaries of Lebanon’s economic zone.
Cabinet will issue the necessary measures to this end, he revealed.
Once the boundaries are determined, then discussions on drilling for oil in the Mediterranean Sea will be possible, the minister explained.
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