Mansour Denies Lebanon’s Agreement to Discuss Maritime with ’’Israel’’
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Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour denied on Monday media reports that Lebanon had agreed to discuss the maritime border with the Zionist Entity.
Mansour told "al-Nour" radio station that "these reports are inaccurate and the mechanisms Lebanon will adopt have not been set yet."
The "Israeli" Haaretz newspaper had recently reported UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as saying that "Lebanon and "Israel" agreed to discuss issues of maritime security through a tripartite mechanism and the possible assistance of local experts."
Stressing that "Lebanon needs first to form technical committees in coordination with concerned ministries and foreign experts specialized in maritime law in order to determine the boundaries of Lebanon's economic zone, Mansour uncovered that the government "will issue the necessary measures to this end."
"Once the boundaries are determined, discussions on drilling for oil in the Mediterranean Sea will be possible," the minister explained.
Source : NNA
Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour denied on Monday media reports that Lebanon had agreed to discuss the maritime border with the Zionist Entity.
Mansour told "al-Nour" radio station that "these reports are inaccurate and the mechanisms Lebanon will adopt have not been set yet."
The "Israeli" Haaretz newspaper had recently reported UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as saying that "Lebanon and "Israel" agreed to discuss issues of maritime security through a tripartite mechanism and the possible assistance of local experts."
Stressing that "Lebanon needs first to form technical committees in coordination with concerned ministries and foreign experts specialized in maritime law in order to determine the boundaries of Lebanon's economic zone, Mansour uncovered that the government "will issue the necessary measures to this end."
"Once the boundaries are determined, discussions on drilling for oil in the Mediterranean Sea will be possible," the minister explained.
Source : NNA
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