BEIRUT — Lebanon insists any demarcation of its sea boundary with Israel be implemented only as part of a wider package including the land border, and wants this in writing, the parliament speaker said on Wednesday. Senior U.S. official David Satterfield has been shuttling between Lebanon and Israel in an effort to launch the talks between the countries, which have remained formally in a state of war since Israel was founded in 1948. Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steintiz said on June 19 he expected U.S.-mediated talks to start within a month. “The first matter is related to the linking of the land and sea (borders),” Bazzi said. Lebanon also wants the United Nations to sponsor the talks rather than simply host them, Bazzi cited Berri as saying.

Source: National Post July 03, 2019 13:39 UTC