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Israel welcomed the announcement by the United States that it is still ready to mediate a constructive discussion between Israel and Lebanon on maritime borders.
Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said in a tweet via Twitter: “I welcome the statement made by United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, which clarified the fact that negotiations for a compromise solution are underway. related to the well-known dispute between the Israeli and Lebanese shipping companies, as the deposit of the two countries with the United Nations in 2010. “
I welcome the statement by the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, who clarifies that the negotiations for a compromise refer to the well-known dispute between the Israeli and Lebanese maritime lines, as the deposit of the two countries with the UN in 2010. https: //t.co/YBqgUVXW0c
– Yuval Steinitz Yuval Steinitz (@steinitz_yuval) December 22, 2020
In a tweet on his Twitter account, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed the willingness of the United States to enter into a constructive mediation between Lebanon and Israel with the continuing differences between the two parties regarding the demarcation of maritime borders, and said that the positions of the Israeli and Lebanese parties regarding the demarcation of the border are divergent.
Negotiations to demarcate the border between Israel and Lebanon are witnessing widespread controversy. At a time when Hezbollah and the Amal movement announced their objection to the negotiating formula, the United States confirmed that the talks between the two sides were constructive.
A joint statement issued by the United States of America and the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator in Lebanon described the first round of negotiations aimed at delineating the disputed common maritime border between Lebanon and Israel as constructive and fruitful.
Source: Agencies
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