A helicopter flies over a base of the UN peacekeeping force, in the town of Naqoura, Lebanon, October 14, 2020, during the first round of talks between Lebanese and Israeli delegations on the countries maritime border. (AP/Bilal Hussein)
Israel and Lebanon will renew talks next week about their disputed maritime border after the negotiations had broken down, according to a report Thursday by the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Akhbar newspaper.
The US-mediated talks are set to resume Monday, for the first time under US President Joe Biden, following the previous round in November.
According to the report, the US envoy to Lebanon has updated Lebanese army chief Joseph Aoun of the decision. Lebanese President Michel Aoun will meet the military delegation to coordinate the country’s position ahead of the talks.
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By Shimon B. Lifkin
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The Israeli Leviathan gas field gas processing rig near Caesarea. (Marc Israel Sellem/POOL)
Israel is gearing up to meet Lebanon’s recent demand for an expanded maritime zone with an expanded demand of its own, The Jerusalem Post reported on Monday.
A map being prepared by the Energy Ministry shows “Line 310,” or the red line, which depicts Israel’s claim considerably farther north than its initial negotiating position, the blue line on the map.
Israel and Lebanon began U.S.-mediated negotiations on their conflicting claims to the gas-rich Mediterranean Sea in October, the first talks between the countries in 30 years.
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Beirut, April 20 : The Lebanese government has said that the country will adopt a modern design for the reconstruction of the Port of Beirut, which was badly damaged in the August 2020 twin explosions. Studies on the new port will include all logistic matters and a vision about the port s role in Lebanon and the region with a focus on establishing solid scientific bases for the port s administrative, legal and technical aspects, Xinhua news agency quoted Public Works and Transport Minister Michel Najjar as saying on Monday.