Lebanese Prime Minister: "The agreement on the maritime border with Israel will prevent a certain war in the region"

Mikati said that the negotiation is of strategic importance because it will prevent war. This afternoon the political-security cabinet is expected to convene to discuss the draft agreement. It was reported in the Lebanese media that Lebanon opposes a number of clauses in the draft - but a source involved in the talks told Wala! that the reports are not true

Barak Ravid

06/10/2022

Thursday, October 6, 2022, 10:28 am Updated: 10:48 am

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Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said today (Thursday) that the agreement with Israel on the maritime border is important because it will prevent war in the region.

"I am convinced that negotiations on the maritime border are of strategic importance," he said. "It will prevent a certain war in the region." This

afternoon the political-security cabinet will meet to discuss the draft agreement on the maritime border with Lebanon. A Western diplomat involved in the negotiations between Israel and Lebanon Regarding the maritime border, Lavala said yesterday that "the Lebanese comments on the draft agreement are constructive and do not include 'poison pills' that could prevent a deal."

"will prevent war in the region."

Shark rig (photo: official website, courtesy of Energian)

On Tuesday, the Lebanese media reported that Lebanon opposes a series of clauses in the draft agreement that give Israel achievements.

According to reports, Lebanon opposes the clause in the agreement that gives Israel a veto over the start of gas exploration in the disputed area and opposes the recognition of the "Line of Line" as an international border.

However, the Western diplomat claimed that these reports are not true.

The Lebanese newspaper "Jumhoriya" reported that the Lebanese comments do not concern the main points of the agreement, but are more general and mainly emphasize that the agreement is not normalization with Israel - that there will be no economic partnership between Lebanon and Israel and that Israel is still considered an enemy state.

According to the report, the Lebanese comments also included a reference to the possibility that the new government that will be established in Israel after the elections will renege on the agreement.

The Lebanese made it clear that they demand that the agreement be deposited in the United Nations so that it is also binding on the next government in Israel. The newspaper "Al-Akhbar" which is affiliated with Hezbollah also reported yesterday that as part of the Lebanese comments it was emphasized that Lebanon does not see the agreement as recognition of the Israeli "line of protection" as a border international.

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The cabinet will try to discuss the agreement today.

Shark rig (photo: official website, Energian company)

At the same time, Lebanon forwarded its response to the draft agreement to the United States ambassador in Beirut, Dorothy Shea.

The Deputy Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Elias Bou Sab, who is responsible for the contacts with the United States on the subject, stated that Lebanon will make a final decision regarding the agreement only after receiving an American response to its comments on the draft agreement.

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