Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour said that Lebanon is study maritime economic file and all its details “as soon as possible”.
Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour said that Lebanon is to study maritime economic file and all its details “as soon as possible”.
In remarks published by the Lebanese daily as-Safir, Mansour said: “The right decision must be made in order for the Lebanese diplomatic channels to turn to the United Nations to prove Lebanon has the right to its water and oil”.
The FM added that he would meet Lebanese army General Rahman Shehaitly, who has been following up the matter with UNIFIL, in order to review the maps of Lebanon’s economic zone and the maritime borders.
In the same context, Economy and Trade Minister Nicolas Nahhas said that Lebanon would address Cyprus concerning the case.
“If [this matter] would be clarified then the problem would be solved; if not, we will raise [the issue of demarcation of maritime boundaries with Cyprus and Israel] with the United Nations,” he told Voice of Lebanon radio.
He added that “Lebanon insists on respecting international resolutions” concerning the demarcation of maritime boundaries with Cyprus and Israel.
Nahhas also said that the public administration personnel would be nominated soon, “because the state needs skilled [employees].”
On Sunday the Israeli government ratified its so-called “maritime borders” without taking into consideration Lebanon’s rights.
Israeli media also reported that the Zionist entity would send maps of “its maritime borders” to the United Nations soon.
There were differences between what Lebanon and the Zionist entity had delimited the maritime borders.
The difference between the Lebanese and the Israeli delimitation, of their maritime borders with Cyprus, was 15 km, meaning that the disputed area between the two sides exceeded three thousand km².
However the real value of this area lies in the estimations that it is rich with oil and gas fields which are likely to be nested and worth billions of dollars.
