The Council of Ministers of Lebanon, during its session on Thursday 23 October under President Joseph Aoun and attended by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, approved the demarcation of the maritime borders between Lebanon and Cyprus, according to a statement published on the official website of the Lebanese Presidency.
As noted, responding to reporters at the end of the session about the next steps with Cyprus after the agreement on the demarcation of the maritime borders, given that these borders overlap with those of other countries, Lebanese Energy Minister Joe Sadegh said that they received a report that the Minister of Information will discuss.
‘But the next step will be to address the demarcation of the maritime border with Syria, which must be done”, he added.
Invited to comment on this, sources from the Ministry of Energy, Commerce, and Industry spoke to CNA of a “very positive development.”
They added that more details will be announced during the visit of the Lebanese Energy Minister of to Cyprus on November 10.