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Israel Seeking UN Opinion on Maritime Border Dispute with Lebanon
According to Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Tel Aviv will shortly seek a UN opinion on its Mediterranean maritime borders with Lebanon.
The Israeli’s governmental request would be an extraordinary move, giving its constant complaining about UN arbitrariness over the past five decades.
At issue are recently discovered offshore gas fields, the frontiers of which Lebanon heatedly disputes.
Lieberman told the Israeli media, "We will soon be presenting the United Nations headquarters in New York with our position on our maritime borders. We have already concluded an agreement on this issue with Cyprus... Lebanon, under pressure from Hezbollah, is looking for friction, but
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The Israeli’s governmental request would be an extraordinary move, giving its constant complaining about UN arbitrariness over the past five decades.
At issue are recently discovered offshore gas fields, the frontiers of which Lebanon heatedly disputes.
Lieberman told the Israeli media, "We will soon be presenting the United Nations headquarters in New York with our position on our maritime borders. We have already concluded an agreement on this issue with Cyprus... Lebanon, under pressure from Hezbollah, is looking for friction, but
Read more...
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