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 Cypriot authorities were quick to respond to the call, the door remained closed on the Syrian side, dampening Lebanese hopes for a swift deal on the matter.Syria “postponed” the visit of a Lebanese delegation that was set for late October to Damascus following a phone call between former President Michel Aoun and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.The dispute between the two sides remains over the delimitation of their maritime border, over an area extending between 750 and 1,000 square kilometers, before the exploitation of their potential offshore gas fields. Read more: Will Lebanon's oil and...
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 Cypriot authorities were quick to respond to the call, the door remained closed on the Syrian side, dampening Lebanese hopes for a swift deal on the matter.Syria “postponed” the visit of a Lebanese delegation that was set for late October to Damascus following a phone call between former President Michel Aoun and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.The dispute between the two sides remains over the delimitation of their maritime border, over an area extending between 750 and 1,000 square kilometers, before the exploitation of their potential offshore gas fields. Read more: Will Lebanon's oil...