Israel, Lebanon Talk Maritime Borders
Israel and Lebanon recently initiated groundbreaking negotiations to resolve a long-standing maritime border dispute in the eastern Mediterranean. Resolution of the dispute could lead to developing the potentially lucrative natural gas fields that would benefit both sides.
Israel, Lebanon Talk Maritime Borders
Soeren Kern | Israel My Glory | January/February 2021
Israel and Lebanon recently initiated groundbreaking negotiations to resolve a long-standing maritime border dispute in the eastern Mediterranean. Because the two countries are formally in a state of war and have no diplomatic relations, the United States is mediating the talks.
Both countries claim that about 860 square kilometers (330 square miles) of the Mediterranean Sea lie within their exclusive economic zones. Resolution of the dispute could lead to developing the potentially lucrative natural gas fields that would benefit both sides.
