Israeli and Lebanese officials will meet on Wednesday for further talks aimed at settling a maritime border dispute between the countries, which are technically at war, the Energy Ministry says.
An Israeli delegation will travel to a UN peacekeeping force base in the Lebanese border town of Naqura, where negotiations will be mediated by US ambassador to Algeria John Desrocher, the ministry says in a statement.
It will be the second such session following a similar meeting earlier this month.
“The purpose of the delegation in the meetings is to examine the possibility of reaching an agreement on the determination of the maritime border between the countries in a way that will enable the development of natural resources in the region,” the ministry says.
A third meeting is expected to take place on Thursday, the ministry says.
Similar to the first round of talks, Israel’s delegation will be led by Energy Ministry Director-General Udi Adiri, who will be accompanied by the energy minister’s chief of staff Mor Halutz, as well as Aviv Ayash, the minister’s international adviser.
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