Lebanon, Syria discuss sea border deal
BEIRUT
Published: 05:10 PM,Oct 22,2022 | EDITED : 09:10 PM,Oct 22,2022
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Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Syrian President Bashar al Assad discussed delineating their countries’ shared maritime border, a Lebanese official said.
A dispute over their shared sea boundary emerged last year after Syria granted a licence to a Russian energy company to begin maritime exploration in an area Lebanon claimed.
Several gas discoveries have been made in the eastern Mediterranean. Aoun earlier said demarcating the border would be next after Lebanon agreed its southern maritime boundary with longtime foe Israel following years of indirect US-mediated talks.
A dispute over their shared sea boundary emerged last year after Syria granted a licence to a Russian energy company to begin maritime exploration in an area Lebanon claimed.
Several gas discoveries have been made in the eastern Mediterranean. Aoun earlier said demarcating the border would be next after Lebanon agreed its southern maritime boundary with longtime foe Israel following years of indirect US-mediated talks.