US State Department spokesman Ned Price on Tuesday refused to comment on the threats made by Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, in which he warned Israel against extracting gas from his field before reaching an agreement with Lebanon. Next September
Al-Hura’s spokesperson said in response to Al-Hura’s question: We have seen these reports. We do not respond to threats, but we are committed to facilitating the negotiations between Lebanon and Israel to reach a decision on the delimitation of maritime borders. “
Price emphasized that “progress towards a solution is only possible through negotiations between the governments of Lebanon and Israel” and welcomed the consultative and forthright spirit of the parties to reach a final decision that would lead to greater stability, security and prosperity. Both for Lebanon, for Israel, and for the region.”
He said: We believe that a solution is possible.
Asked whether Amos Hochstein, the world’s top energy security adviser, will travel to Lebanon soon, Price said: “I don’t have a trip to talk about, but Hochstein has been in contact with the parties since his last trip to the region.”
Lebanese officials had invited U.S. mediator Hochstein to Beirut to discuss completing negotiations to demarcate the maritime border between Lebanon and Israel, a day after Israel sent a production and storage vessel working to extract gas from its quarry. slow A field that Beirut considers to be in the disputed area.
The negotiations, which started in 2020 between the two sides with the mediation of the United States, were suspended in May last year due to a dispute over the area of the disputed area.
Source: Lebanon Debate
