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US Mediator: Lebanon, Israel May Sign Maritime Demarcation Deal on October 27
US Mediator: Lebanon, Israel May Sign Maritime Demarcation Deal on October 27
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MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - US State Department envoy Amos Hochstein, who serves as a mediator in negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, said on Sunday that the... 23.10.2022, Sputnik International
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Lebanon and Israel reached a historic agreement on maritime demarcation on October 13.The negotiations on the demarcation of land and maritime borders between Lebanon and Israel have been taking place in the Lebanese city of Naqoura since 1996 on the basis of a memorandum of understanding under the UN auspices and the US mediation. In June 2022, Israel urged the Lebanese authorities to speed up the talks. The draft agreement settles claims to gas reserves in disputed waters.
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US Mediator: Lebanon, Israel May Sign Maritime Demarcation Deal on October 27
17:58 GMT 23.10.2022 (Updated: 17:27 GMT 15.01.2023) MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - US State Department envoy Amos Hochstein, who serves as a mediator in negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, said on Sunday that the signing of an agreement on the demarcation of bilateral maritime border was scheduled for October 27.
Lebanon and Israel reached a historic agreement on maritime demarcation on October 13.
"We are going to have a deal, hopefully sign it, this Thursday [October 27], and I hope this continues our commitment to stability in the region and prosperity for both countries," Hochstein told US broadcaster CBS.
The negotiations on the demarcation of land and maritime borders between Lebanon and Israel have been taking place in the Lebanese city of Naqoura since 1996 on the basis of a memorandum of understanding under the UN auspices and the US mediation.
In June 2022, Israel urged the Lebanese authorities to speed up the talks. The draft agreement settles claims to gas reserves in disputed waters.
