Lebanon and Israel start talks over 860 sq km of Mediterranean Sea, with the Lebanese delegation speaking through the UN and Israelis via US officials
UN peacekeepers in Naqoura, near the Lebanese-Israeli border, in southern Lebanon. October 14, 2020.
The development comes against the backdrop of Lebanon's spiralling economic crisis, the worst in its modern history, and following a wave of US sanctions that recently included two influential former Cabinet ministers allied with the Hezbollah group. The US-mediated talks began at a UN post along the border known as Ras Naqoura on the edge of the Lebanese border town of Naqoura. The Lebanese delegation will speak through UN and US officials to the Israelis.
“During this initial meeting, the representatives held productive talks and reaffirmed their commitment to continue negotiations later this month,” said the brief statement. Lebanon has divided its expanse of waters into 10 blocs, of which three are in the area under dispute with Israel.
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