Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz held a meeting earlier on Monday with Satterfield and agreed to US mediation efforts, according to the media.
24 April 2019, 21:28 GMT
This comes after Lebanese President Michel Aoun asked Washington earlier this month to help the country settle the border dispute with Israel. During a meeting with acting US Assistant Secretary of State David Satterfield, Aoun stressed that Lebanon was committed to its own sovereignty on land, in the air and at sea.
The Israel-Lebanon sea border dispute hinders development of the Leviathan gas field, which is part of the Eastern Mediterranean, one of the world’s hottest offshore drilling zones with a string of major natural gas discoveries in recent years.
The Lebanese leadership has stated that the disputed blocks 8 and 9 in the Leviathan field are located in the exclusive economic zone of Lebanon.
