PM: Others Must Respect Our Oil Wealth and We Must Respect Theirs
Prime Minister Najib Miqati stated on Monday that Lebanon will tackle the discovery of offshore oil “in the best possible way.”
He told CNN television: “We are trying to create an economic zone and we should respect the rights of others in this matter and they should do the same.”
On the dispute with Israel over the maritime border, he stressed: “We are trying to resolve this issue through diplomatic ways.”
Addressing the internal situation in Lebanon, the premier pointed out that since the formation of the Lebanese government, the number of tourists in Lebanon has increased, noting that tourists arriving in Lebanon this time of year have increased ten percent from 2010.
Miqati added that a “crisis of trust” is plaguing Lebanon’s internal stability, saying that trust should be established among all the Lebanese factions.
“The differences must remain within the constitutional institutions, parliament, cabinet, and not the streets,” he stressed.
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