Bassil: Maritime Borders Decree to Be Issued in 10 Days
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As the parliament approved the maritime borders law, Energy and Water Minister Gibran Bassil stressed that "the most important development is that we set a law framework to the issue of maritime borders."
"This is an achievement to the government, especially since the subject was sleeping in the drawers since 2007, despite all the calls," "as-Safir" Lebanese daily quoted the minister.
Clarifying that the permanent is that "Israel" fabricated a conflict within our maritime borders," Bassil added that the "only answer if it ("Israel") persists on its position, is to create a similar conflict zone within the "Israeli" side i.e. within the marine waters of occupied Palestine, because the conflict is not on one side and such wells and wealth are common."
"This is the aspect through which Lebanon will move in the government so that we can devote to remove any conflict zone on both sides of maritime borders," said Bassil.
The minister also pointed to "the need to complete the follow-up to solve the problem with Cyprus, in order to correct the error which it has done with "Israel", noting that Cyprus had already admitted the existence of this error."
And on the date of the issuance of governmental decrees, Bassil told "as-Safir" that" " it is assumed from now and up to ten days the maritime borders decree is to be issued."
"I see no reason for the delay in its issuance," he added.
The Minister of Energy and Water assured that "immediately after the first batch of decrees are issued, and specifically upon the issuance of a decree determining maritime borders, I will adjourn to the government all ready decrees in the Ministry related to exploration and concessions."
Source : Lebanese Press
As the parliament approved the maritime borders law, Energy and Water Minister Gibran Bassil stressed that "the most important development is that we set a law framework to the issue of maritime borders."
"This is an achievement to the government, especially since the subject was sleeping in the drawers since 2007, despite all the calls," "as-Safir" Lebanese daily quoted the minister.
Clarifying that the permanent is that "Israel" fabricated a conflict within our maritime borders," Bassil added that the "only answer if it ("Israel") persists on its position, is to create a similar conflict zone within the "Israeli" side i.e. within the marine waters of occupied Palestine, because the conflict is not on one side and such wells and wealth are common."
"This is the aspect through which Lebanon will move in the government so that we can devote to remove any conflict zone on both sides of maritime borders," said Bassil.
The minister also pointed to "the need to complete the follow-up to solve the problem with Cyprus, in order to correct the error which it has done with "Israel", noting that Cyprus had already admitted the existence of this error."
And on the date of the issuance of governmental decrees, Bassil told "as-Safir" that" " it is assumed from now and up to ten days the maritime borders decree is to be issued."
"I see no reason for the delay in its issuance," he added.
The Minister of Energy and Water assured that "immediately after the first batch of decrees are issued, and specifically upon the issuance of a decree determining maritime borders, I will adjourn to the government all ready decrees in the Ministry related to exploration and concessions."
Source : Lebanese Press
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