Vice-President of Parliament Elias Bou Saab, charged by President Michel Aoun with monitoring the Lebanese-Israeli maritime border demarcation file, arrived in New York on Monday evening, after Lebanese President Michel Aoun said negotiations for a agreement between the two enemy states their “final phase”.
Elias Bou Saab is expected to meet with US envoy Amos Hochstein to resolve remaining disagreements over the maritime agreement, a source familiar with the state of the negotiations told Reuters.
The source also said Lebanon was due to receive an official border agreement proposal last week, via the United States, but officials involved in the talks decided to try to resolve the remaining disagreements informally to avoid a rejection. officer who could delay a deal. “Both sides agreed to postpone (the proposal) a few days to allow for further discussions. Diplomacy runs against tensions,” the source added.
Earlier in the day, the Lebanese head of state said negotiations on the maritime border between Lebanon and Israel were “in their final stages”, after saying last week that progress had been made on this thorny issue. “The negotiations on the maritime border route are in their final phase, in order to guarantee Lebanon’s rights in the exploitation of gas and oil”, assured Aoun.
Since the arrival, in early June, of a floating platform in the Karish gas field on behalf of the Jewish state, this issue has been a source of great tension, despite some signs of optimism given by the American envoy, who nevertheless acknowledged that work remains to be done.
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Vice-President of Parliament Elias Bou Saab, charged by President Michel Aoun with monitoring the Lebanese-Israeli maritime border demarcation file, arrived in New York on Monday evening, after Lebanese President Michel Aoun said negotiations for a agreement between the two enemy states their “final phase” Elias Bou Saab …
