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The Speaker of the Parliament, Nabih Berri, announced, in a press conference, that “the armistice agreement between Lebanon and the Israeli entity was signed in 1949 under the supervision of the United Nations with the participation of an American colonel. Blue on land lines was also drawn under the auspices of UNIFIL, based on the April Understanding and after confirming the presence of gas and oil at the maritime borders, it has been personally launched since 2010, that is, a decade ago, to demand that the United Nations demarcate the maritime boundaries and draw a white line in the blue Mediterranean and after the United Nations wavered and banned it. And his request for help from the United States took the initiative to ask for help personally and that’s why I contacted to his ambassadors, where the Americans took turns in this dossier, Frederick Hoff 2011-2013, Amos Hoxstein 2014-2016, David Satterfield 2018-2019 and finally David Schenker in 2020. It should be noted that the visit of the Secretary of State of the United States, Mike Pompeo, to Lebanon and the meeting between us brought the file to the table after it had been suspended for a long time on 03/22/2019.
He pointed out that “the initiative to which Lebanon has adhered and adhered to establish a negotiating framework is: the April Understanding, Security Council Resolution 1701, and that the meetings are held at the United Nations headquarters, under under its auspices and under its flag, and the two tracks go hand in hand by land and sea, since no registration is made by land or sea except with the signature of the opposing parties, especially the Lebanese, and what I will follow today is an agreement framework and not a final agreement that the army and its officers will assume under the auspices of President Michel Aoun and any next government. After today, my work is done. “
Berri read aloud “The practical framework for negotiating the border demarcation on September 22, 2020: The United States realizes that the governments of Lebanon and Israel are ready to demarcate the maritime borders.” Resolution 1701 that has advanced in the field of decisions on the Blue Line, and secondly with regard to maritime borders, the meetings will be held in Naqoura under the flag of the United Nations under the auspices of the United Nations Special Coordinating team. United in Lebanon, and are ready to jointly prepare minutes of the meetings that will be signed and sent to Israel. Israel and Lebanon called on the United States to act as a mediator and facilitator for the demarcation of the Israeli maritime borders, and when the demarcation agreement is reached, the maritime border demarcation agreement will be deposited with the United Nations in accordance with the international law, and when reaching agreements in discussions on land and maritime borders, Implement them in accordance with the following: land borders in relation to the Blue Line, maritime borders based on the maritime boundary of the Special Economic Zones of the Powers , and the United States intends to do everything possible. Its coverage is to help establish and maintain a positive and constructive atmosphere to successfully manage and conclude negotiations as quickly as possible. “
Berri stated that, “if God agrees with the army and Lebanon, and if the demarcation is successful, there is a very large area, especially in Blocks 9 and 8. All the explorations that were carried out recall their stock in the materials necessary and this will help Lebanon in the issue of debt repayment, “indicating that” the agreement was carried out on the date 9 /. 7/2020 at that time, there were no sanctions and had nothing to do with imposing sanctions to Ali Hassan Khalil and others.
And he added: “I am free,” there is no way to stack it, and all of Lebanon is like that, and we adhere to the principles and agree on them from His Excellency the President to all of Lebanon, “explaining that” there was a delay even after the binding. There was no delay in binding, but it was supposed to start. “Last year, I think the lack of agreement, this framework I’m talking about, is one of the reasons for delaying the promise before the end of the year that Total exploration will begin. I told French President Emmanuel Macron that I want Total not to delay and this understanding helps the company get started. “
He pointed out that “Israel is now only 25 meters away and Lebanon has become very weak. Today’s Lebanon, with its people, army and resistance, cannot be threatened by anyone at all. We want our rights and nothing more than that. , and I don’t like others on this matter. It takes experience and practice. This is an agreement. ” Ettar indicates the only way. “
Regarding the US sanctions, Berri explained that “Ali Hassan Khalil has approached me after the sanctions against them and has nothing to do with the issue of border demarcation”, considering that “Lebanon is 6 thousand years old and still in the foundation stage “.
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