Lebanon nears maritime border deal
Mariam Saleh
Press TV, Beirut
A deal to demarcate Lebanon’s southern maritime border seems to be in its final stages. After back-and-forth draft proposals, Lebanon was given the final copy which Lebanese President Michel Aoun believes could pull Lebanon out of the abyss.
Prime Minister Mikati stressed after meeting President Aoun that the deal could change Lebanon’s status.
At the Lebanese parliament, several MPs stressed that they are waiting to read the details of the final draft in order to make things official.
Despite criticism from foes of President Aoun and Hezbollah, observers see that it would not have been possible to get any of Lebanon’s rights in its natural resources without the resistance movement which played its strongest cards in the last two weeks.
Even with a deal and prospects of the petroleum rich country, large part of concerns remain about the ballgame over the revenues.
Hezbollah’s secretary general considered that the deal needs to be approached objectively with a national spirit and stressed that the resistance movement will remain cautious until it is signed.
With a lack of consensus on a president for Lebanon and a deepening political stalemate in forming a cabinet, many Lebanese believe the only ray of hope for Lebanon’s economic crisis could be through a maritime border deal which awaits ratification.
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