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Wasim Saifuddin / Anatolia
Lebanese President Michel Aoun said Wednesday that “it is possible to overcome the difficulties that appeared in the last round of negotiations to demarcate maritime borders with Israel.”
This came during his meeting in Beirut with John DeRouché, the head of the US delegation that mediated the indirect negotiations to demarcate the maritime borders with Israel, according to a statement from the Lebanese Presidency.
Aoun explained: “It is possible to overcome the difficulties that arose in the last round of (indirect) negotiations with Israel, through an in-depth investigation based on international law and the articles of the law of the sea.”
He added that “Lebanon adheres to its sovereignty over its lands and waters, and wants maritime demarcation negotiations to be successful, because this strengthens stability in the south and will allow the investment of natural resources, such as gas and oil.” .
Aoun also emphasized the need to continue these negotiations to achieve the goal of carrying them out, saying: “If this stumbles for any reason, other alternatives can be studied,” according to the same statement.
The fifth round of negotiations on the border demarcation was scheduled for Wednesday, but a source close to the Lebanese presidency told Anadolu Agency, in a previous statement, that the fifth round was postponed indefinitely.
Indirect negotiations began last October between Lebanon and Israel to demarcate maritime borders, under the auspices of the United Nations and American mediation, following a dispute over a Mediterranean region rich in oil and gas.
Four negotiating sessions were held at the headquarters of the United Nations Interim Mission “UNIFIL” in the Naqoura border area in southern Lebanon, and the fourth round concluded on 11 November.
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