Presidency says no 'concessions' or 'bargains' in border deal with Israel

The Presidency’s press office stressed Friday that “what has been achieved as to the demarcation of the southern sea border is the result of a Lebanese decision that reflects the unity of the Lebanese stance and the result of tough and difficult negotiations that were led by the Lebanese negotiating team with the U.S. mediator.”

“During the negotiations, Lebanon did not offer any concessions and it did not bow to any bargains, swaps, ‘deals’ or the wills of foreign nations,” the press office added, dismissing recent media reports that have claimed otherwise.

“The issue of demarcation is an achievement at the level of the country and for the sake of its sons, not for the sake of a person, a side, a party or a foreign nation,” the President said, urging an end to “this approach that is profoundly insulting the country’s dignity and sovereignty.”