The Lebanese Presidency also announced that all the rights of Lebanon are protected in the final draft agreement sent by the United States, which is the mediator in the negotiations on the maritime border drawing with Israel.
In the written statement published by the Lebanese Presidency office, an evaluation was made about the final agreement draft received by President Michel Aoun from the Energy Security Advisor of the US Department of State, Amos Hochstein.
“The final draft agreement that the Lebanese President received from the United States regarding the maritime border drawing with Israel meets all of Lebanon’s rights and demands on natural resources,” the statement said. expressions were used.
In the statement, it was stated that Avn hopes that the final agreement with Israel will be announced as soon as possible and that he will hold some talks before the official announcement.
Ilyas Abu Saab, Deputy Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, announced that they had reached a solution that met the demands of both sides in the negotiations on the maritime border agreement with Israel.
MARINE BORDER DISPUTE BETWEEN ISRAEL AND LEBANON
There is a maritime dispute of about 860 square kilometers between Israel and Lebanon.
Both countries claim the continental shelf of this region. Israel claims that three of the 5 blocks where the Lebanese government began the licensing process are located in the border area of the Israeli continental shelf. The Lebanese side, on the other hand, argues that the disputed area is 2,290 square kilometers.
Lebanese President Michel Aoun met with mediator US diplomat Amos Hochstein on 14 June to resume indirect negotiations with Israel, which had been suspended for a year.
Hochstein last held some contacts in Beirut on September 9 and expressed his optimism about reaching an agreement. Lebanese President also stated on September 19 that negotiations with Israel had reached the final stage, and that technical details were being discussed.
Lebanon and Israel announced that they had received the “written offer” from the United States on October 2, regarding the demarcation of the maritime border.
TENSION HAS INCREASED IN THE LAST STRAIGHT
Lebanon announced that it had responded to the written proposal from the United States on October 4 that “some changes were requested”.
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid reportedly rejected Beirut’s requests for amendments to the draft agreement on 6 October.
It was stated that Lapid “did not accept the changes Lebanon wanted to be made in the text of the agreement and instructed the negotiation team to reject them”.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz also threatened that if Hezbollah tried to damage Israel’s infrastructure, the military price Lebanon would pay would be “heavy”.
At the meeting of Israel’s collapsed security cabinet on the same day, Gantz instructed the army to “prepare for any offensive or defense-oriented scenario” at the border, following the negative developments in the negotiations.
After the last blockage, it was reported that the US diplomat and mediator Amos Hochstein held talks with the parties over the weekend and progress was made in the negotiations.
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