Lebanese president accepts maritime deal with Israel

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Lebanese president accepts maritime deal with Israel
Aoun said the deal represented a "historic achievement" in which Lebanon regained 860 square km of disputed maritime territory but insisted it did not pave the way to normalization of relations with
By TOVAH LAZAROFF, SHIRA SILKOFF, REUTERS
Published: OCTOBER 13, 2022

Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun announced his country’s acceptance of the US-brokered maritime border deal with Israel, saying on Thursday that talks had come to “a positive end.” Aoun said the agreement represented an “historic achievement” in which Lebanon regained 860 sq. km. of disputed maritime territory, but insisted it did not pave the way to normalization of relations with Israel.

The deal, which Israel’s cabinet approved on Tuesday, allows the country to produce natural gas from the Karish Field and for Lebanon to excise gas from the abutting Kana Field, without the risk of sparking a third war between the two countries that lack diplomatic relations.

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Lebanese President Michel Aoun: Maritime border agreement maintains all our rights
Lebanese President confirms country has approved US-mediated maritime border deal with Israel and also thanks Hezbollah.
Elad Benari
Oct 14, 2022

Lebanese President Michel Aoun confirmed on Thursday that the country has approved the US-mediated maritime border deal with Israel, The Associated Press reported. The agreement to demarcate the maritime border comes after months of talks mediated by senior US official Amos Hochstein. “This indirect agreement responds to Lebanese demands and maintains all our rights,” Aoun said in a televised speech on Thursday, according to AP. Aoun made the announcement hours after meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Speaker Nabih Berri, who had received copies of Hochstein’s latest iteration of the agreement earlier this week.

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