Lebanon is ready to abandon some territorial claims, and Israel will be able to develop the Karish gas field near the border, reports Reuters with reference to Lebanese sources.
According to the publication, Lebanon is preparing to offer a compromise decision to the US Energy Messenger Amos Hokhstein to resolve the dispute with Israel regarding naval gas resources, three Lebanese officials aware of the negotiations said. Khokhstein landed in Beirut on Monday at the invitation of the Livan government, which objected to arrival on June 5 off the coast of the Mediterranean Sea of the English company Energean to develop a gas field known as Karish. Negotiations on the sea border came to a standstill last year after Lebanon advanced his claims in the disputed zone from the border, known as Line 23 to the south, to Line 29, adding about 1400 square meters to his claims. km.
Sources note that Lebanon will refuse claims to Line 29. Michel Aun will meet with Khokhstein and offer “line 23 plus a little more.” This is another 300 sq. Km, including the Kan field, but not Karish.
In addition, the deputy from Lebanon told the publication that Aun admitted that “Line 29” cannot be a starting point for negotiations. “Lebanon does not have a technical base on which it would be possible to build arguments in favor of” Line 29 “, because previous governments did not submit the official documentation confirming this position,” the deputy said.