View of Beirut. File photoDOHA Oct 1Lebanon is inclined to accept a proposal from US mediators regarding the demarcation of the maritime border with Israel, which includes Israel's recognition of the disputed Qana field and separates the maritime demarcation from the land border, Lebanese sources told RIA Novosti on Saturday. borders with Israel. It includes Israel's recognition of the 23rd line and the Qana field and separates maritime demarcation and land border definition,» the sources said. , October 3, in the presence of Lebanese military experts, to discuss the American proposal and announce the related official Lebanese position. According to sources, American mediators told Lebanon that the Israeli mini-government would meet next Monday to announce its On Saturday, Lebanese President Michel Aoun received from US Ambassador to Beirut Dorothy Shay an official response from the Israeli authorities through an American intermediary regarding Lebanese proposals for the demarcation of a common maritime border, including controversial points regarding the division of border offshore gas fields. After that, he held talks with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, pointing out the need for a Lebanese response as soon as possible. The US ambassador also held talks on Saturday with the speaker of the Lebanese parliament, representing the country's Shiite political forces, after which, according to MTV, she noted «the positive reaction of the Lebanese side in response to the letter on the division of maritime borders with Israel.»
Source: Lebanon rejects Israeli border concessions
