From Lebanon, Israel in third round of sea border talks
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLebanon and Israel kick off a third round of maritime border talks under US and UN auspices to allow for offshore hydrocarbon exploration.
The delegations meet under tight security at a base of the UN peacekeeping force UNIFIL in the Lebanese border town of Naqura, the National News Agency says.
After years of quiet US shuttle diplomacy, Lebanon and Israel in early October said they had agreed to begin the negotiations in what Washington hailed as a “historic” agreement.
The first two rounds of talks were held on October 14 and 28-29.
The negotiations are meant to focus on a 860-square-kilometer (330-square-mile) disputed sea area according to a map registered with the United Nations in 2011.
— AFP
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