Lebanon has approved maritime border deal with Israel President Aoun says

 

Lebanon 

Lebanon and Israel both claim about 860 square kilometres of the Mediterranean Sea that are home to offshore gasfields.

The agreement to demarcate the maritime border would mark a major breakthrough in relations between the two countries, which are technically at war, and offers a potential boost for Lebanon's crisis-hit economy. 

“This indirect agreement responds to Lebanese demands and maintains all our rights,” Mr Aoun said in a televised speech on Thursday.

“I hope the end of these negotiations is the promising start to placing the cornerstone for the economic growth that Lebanon needs through extracting oil and gas,” he said.

Mr Aoun, whose presidential term ends this month, said the deal would “add stability, security and development that our nation Lebanon needs”.


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