Werberg added that the Unites States is following up the issue with the Lebanese and Egyptian governments as well the World Bank in order to be acquainted with the mechanisms and procedures of the deals.
Energy Minister Walid Fayyad told reporters that a meeting with the World Bank representatives on Friday over regional energy deals did not yield the expected positive results. “We have heard that they are still studying the political feasibility of the project,” he said. “I don’t even know what political feasibility means,” he added.
He also indicated that contacts with the US and French ambassadors as well as the World Bank regional director were still ongoing. “The ball is now in the court of the US administration and the World Bank,” he stressed.
According to a multilateral agreement concluded in 2021, Egypt and Jordan are expected to provide Lebanon with gas and electric power respectively via the Syrian territories. However, the US blockade imposed on Lebanon and Syria, via Caesar law, has prevented the implementation of this agreement.
Source: Al-Manar English Website
