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Maritime border: Why does an agreement with Cyprus have to go through Syria?

After the maritime border deal with Israel, Lebanon must resolve its delineation issues with Nicosia and Damascus. While things with Cyprus appear to be manageable, they look more complicated with Syria, though the two issues are linked.  

Maritime border: Why does an agreement with Cyprus have to go through Syria?

The maritime border agreement between Lebanon and the Israeli government had hardly been signed on Oct. 27 before Lebanese officials rushed to launch negotiations with their two other neighbors, Cyprus and Syria.While representatives of the Greek...
The maritime border agreement between Lebanon and the Israeli government had hardly been signed on Oct. 27 before Lebanese officials rushed to launch negotiations with their two other neighbors, Cyprus and Syria.While representatives of the Greek...