Lebanon's Hariri hopes for Decision on Maritime Dispute

Date: 16 August 2019 - 22:16

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WASHINGTON (Dispatches) - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri has said after talks in Washington that he hoped for a final decision, possibly in September, on a proposal for resolving a maritime dispute with the Zionist regime on a gas pipeline.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo welcomed Lebanon’s commitment to the talks and reiterated Washington’s willingness to facilitate discussions.
"We consider the process to be viable and will continue to support constitutional next steps leading up to a final decision in the coming months, hopefully September,” Hariri said in a statement to the press after meetings with Pompeo.
Beirut has an unresolved maritime border dispute with the Zionist regime - which it regards as an enemy - over a sea area of about 860 square km (330 square miles) extending along the edge of three of Lebanon’s southern energy blocks.