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A spokesman for the Israeli prime minister said Wednesday that another round of talks on the demarcation of the maritime border with Lebanon was agreed to be held next month.
On Wednesday the third round of technical negotiations on the demarcation of maritime borders in southern Lebanon was launched, sponsored by the United Nations and the United States, in which no progress has been announced since its launch in the middle of last month. a problem that prevents exploration in a region that may be rich in gas.
“The Israeli mission for talks on the demarcation of the maritime border with Lebanon today ended the third round of talks with the Lebanese mission, which took place at the UNIFIL base in Naqoura,” Ophir Gendelman said in a tweet.
He added: “The American mediator John Droscher participated in the meeting, where it was agreed at the end of the round to hold another round of talks over the next month.
The Israeli mission for demarcation talks Maritime boundaries With #Lebanon Today ended the third round of talks with the Lebanese mission, which took place at the base. # UNIFIL In Naqoura. US mediator John Drocher participated in the meeting, and at the end of the round it was agreed to hold another round of talks over the next month. pic.twitter.com/4FPAtXCaBb
– Ofir Gendelman (@ofirgendelman) November 11, 2020
The negotiations concern a marine area that extends over some 860 square kilometers, according to a map sent in 2011 to the United Nations, and Lebanon later considered it based on erroneous estimates.
Today, Lebanon demands an additional 1,430-square-kilometer area, including part of the Karish field in which the Greek energy company operates, Laurie Haitian, director of the Institute for the Governance of Natural Resources in the Middle East and North Africa, told AFP. .
“Today we have entered the map war phase,” Haitian added.
An Israeli source familiar with the negotiations said the Israeli delegation proposed “a line north of the borders of the disputed area,” emphasizing that “a line south of the area will not be discussed,” as Lebanon proposes.
And the Israeli Ministry of Energy had published the text of a letter it sent to the Greek company, in which it confirmed that “there is no change or possibility of change in the status of Israeli territorial waters south of the disputed area, including of course the Karish and Tanin fields. “
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