Lebanon warns its neighbours that gas pipeline from Israel to the EU must not be allowed to violate its maritime borders
Israel is hoping to enlist several European countries in the construction of a 2,000-km pipeline linking vast eastern Mediterranean gas resources to Europe through Cyprus, Greece, and Italy.
Beirut has an unresolved maritime border dispute with Israel – which it regards as an enemy country – over a sea area of about 860 sq km extending along the edge of three of Lebanon's southern energy blocks. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Israel within the next few days to help with its plan to export natural gas to Europe.
Lebanon last year licensed a consortium of Italy's Eni, France's Total and Russia's Novatek to carry out the country's first offshore energy exploration in two blocks.Lebanese leaders have repeatedly warned Israel not to encroach on its offshore oil and gas reserves.
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