12.07.2011                      10.Tammus, 5771

Seegrenze:

Lebanon warns Israel against sea-border demarcation

FM Mansur says Beirut will complain to UN: "This is a de facto policy that will not bring peace for Israel"; Lebanese Army chief urges restraint.

Lebanon’s president and foreign minister on Monday rebuked Israel for its plan to mark the two countries’ maritime border, vowing to wage a diplomatic offensive to thwart Jerusalem’s efforts to ensure unrestricted access to lucrative natural gas reserves.
“Israel’s measures have created a new point of tension in the region and threaten peace and security across this region,” Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour said in Beirut, claiming the frontier, as proposed by Israel, cut through Lebanon’s economic zone….