Bassil: If It Violates, ’’Israel’’ Will Pay Price
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In response to the "Israeli" cabinet's approval on Sunday of a map of the Zionist entity's
maritime borders with Lebanon, Energy and Water Minister Jebran Bassil Lebanon's Energy and Water Resources Minister Jibran Bassil assured the Lebanese that the country's natural resources were "not in danger."
"We are determined to defend them, especially since we are fully committed to the law of the sea. If "Israel" violates this law, it will pay the price," he assured.
Bassil said that Lebanon had given its maritime maps to the U.N. and the "UN should behave in
line with law."
"This treaty mentions how borders should be demarcated, and Lebanon is a signatory of this
treaty, while "Israel" has yet to sign it. "Israel" must respect international law, not through words but rather through joining this treaty and signing it like Lebanon did, or else let it shut up and stop talking about international laws," Bassil confirmed.
Noting that the "Israeli" remarks might be "a prelude to a breach, as has always been the case with "Israel" and its violation of our sea, water, sky and territory - and now of our oil rights," Bassil added that ""Israel" has rarely respected international treaties."
The minister said that he would call for placing the issue first on the agenda of the government session scheduled for this week.
"We will take the suitable measures, like launching a diplomatic and political campaign to defend our right," he said.
Asked about "Israeli" Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's remarks that "Lebanon, under pressure from Hizbullah, is looking for friction," Bassil said that "any "Israeli" breach concerns entire Lebanon, not only Hizbullah," adding that "no Lebanese accepts to relinquish oil or maritime right."
The Lebanese minister said that "the companies cooperating with "Israel" in the field of oil and gas excavation must realize that the investment atmosphere in the region and the Mediterranean ... will become turbulent should any breach of our rights occur."
In response to the "Israeli" cabinet's approval on Sunday of a map of the Zionist entity's
maritime borders with Lebanon, Energy and Water Minister Jebran Bassil Lebanon's Energy and Water Resources Minister Jibran Bassil assured the Lebanese that the country's natural resources were "not in danger."
"We are determined to defend them, especially since we are fully committed to the law of the sea. If "Israel" violates this law, it will pay the price," he assured.
Bassil said that Lebanon had given its maritime maps to the U.N. and the "UN should behave in
line with law."
"This treaty mentions how borders should be demarcated, and Lebanon is a signatory of this
treaty, while "Israel" has yet to sign it. "Israel" must respect international law, not through words but rather through joining this treaty and signing it like Lebanon did, or else let it shut up and stop talking about international laws," Bassil confirmed.
Noting that the "Israeli" remarks might be "a prelude to a breach, as has always been the case with "Israel" and its violation of our sea, water, sky and territory - and now of our oil rights," Bassil added that ""Israel" has rarely respected international treaties."
The minister said that he would call for placing the issue first on the agenda of the government session scheduled for this week.
"We will take the suitable measures, like launching a diplomatic and political campaign to defend our right," he said.
Asked about "Israeli" Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's remarks that "Lebanon, under pressure from Hizbullah, is looking for friction," Bassil said that "any "Israeli" breach concerns entire Lebanon, not only Hizbullah," adding that "no Lebanese accepts to relinquish oil or maritime right."
The Lebanese minister said that "the companies cooperating with "Israel" in the field of oil and gas excavation must realize that the investment atmosphere in the region and the Mediterranean ... will become turbulent should any breach of our rights occur."
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