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Israel to Lebanon: If you are practical, an agreement on the maritime border can be reached within weeks
Senior officials in the Ministry of Energy sent a message to their Lebanese team ahead of the opening of negotiations on the maritime border, according to which if they reach talks with a positive attitude - it will be possible to reach an understanding in a short time. Technical Resource Development "
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Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 3:18 p.m.
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In the video: Israel-Lebanon border (Photo: Reuters)
Senior officials in the Ministry of Energy said in a briefing to reporters today (Tuesday) that if Lebanese representatives reach negotiations with Israel on the maritime border with a positive and pragmatic approach, it will be possible to move forward quickly and reach an agreement within weeks or months.
This, in preparation for the talks that will take place tomorrow between the parties.
"We are approaching negotiations in a pragmatic and practical approach," senior Ministry of Energy officials said in a briefing to reporters.
"Our goal is to resolve the dispute over the economic watershed between the two countries. It is not a peace process. It is not normalization. It is a defined goal of resolving a minor technical and economic dispute that prevents the development of gas and oil resources in the eastern Mediterranean."
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The area of dispute between Israel and Lebanon (Photo: Creative Commons)
Senior officials in the Ministry of Energy stressed that the dispute between the parties is not large and the area of dispute comes in the longest sections of the economic water line to 15 kilometers, and in the shortest sections to a few kilometers.
"If the other side wants to reach negotiations to defeat the Zionist enemy, there will be no progress and the Lebanese will remain in the situation they are now in without the ability to develop their gas reserves," the officials said.
"But if the other side comes with a pragmatic approach, they will encounter a pragmatic approach from the Israeli side. And we hope we can move forward within weeks or months. It is better than continuing to get stuck for another ten years."
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UN naval ship off the coast of Lebanon (Photo: Reuters)
Negotiations between Israeli and Lebanese representatives will begin tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., with the two delegations meeting in a large tent at the UN base in Nakura - about 200 meters north of the Israeli-Lebanese border, along with US and UN representatives.
The Trump administration has appointed former United States Ambassador to Algeria John Dorcher to the post of mediator between the parties and he will attend all rounds of talks.
The first meeting tomorrow will also be attended by US Assistant Secretary of State for Middle East Affairs David Shenkar and UN Representative to Lebanon Jan Kubish, whose people will sponsor the talks
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From the Lebanese side, the negotiating team will be headed by a representative of the Lebanese Ministry of Energy and a general from the Lebanese army.
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