Reformist MPs meet Aoun, demand amending Decree 6433
President Michel Aoun met Monday with seven reformist MPs and discussed with them the maritime border dispute issue, al-Jadeed reported, as U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein is expected in Lebanon today.
The MPS urged Aoun to protect Lebanon's resources by adopting Line 29 and amending Decree 6433, the report said.
The lawmakers from the so-called "change" bloc had protested Saturday, at Lebanon's border town of Naqoura, against Israel moving a gas production vessel into an offshore field partly claimed by Beirut.
"We absolutely refuse to neglect Lebanon's maritime resources, which belong to all Lebanese," the lawmakers said.
"Amending Decree 6433 is a national duty and we have legal proofs that Lebanon has the right to the Line 29," MP Melhem Khalaf had said last week on behalf of the reformist MPs.
The reformist MPs will also meet with Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Miqati and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.
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