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Israel, Lebanon to Start Maritime Border Talks
AMMAN, JORDAN - U.S.-mediated maritime border talks between Lebanon and Israel start in earnest on Wednesday, following a recent opening ceremony.
Technically in a state of war and with no diplomatic relations, both countries claim some 860 square kilometer of the eastern Mediterranean’s potentially hydrocarbon rich waters.
- Dale Gavlak
- VoA
Held at the United Nations’ peacekeeping force headquarters in Lebanon’s southern town of Naqoura, observers hope the talks will delineate disputed waters that both Lebanon and…
Negotiators from each side will sit at the same table but communicate through U.N. and…