Lebanese MP Hasan Mrad presented on Monday an urgent draft law aimed at including the Line 29 in the country’s official southern maritime border.
“In defense of our country’s sovereignty, and in a bid to preserve legitimate rights of Lebanon’s wealth, I presented a draft law to the Parliament to amend the Article 17 of the law No 163/ 2011,” MP Mrad said in remarks carried by Al-Manar.
The lawmaker noted that the draft law calls for including the Line 29 to be part of the map and coordinates of Lebanon’s territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Waters (EEW).
Lebanon has been engaged in indirect talks- brokered by US energy envoy – with the Zionist entity on maritime borders.
Lebanese officials have been working to shift negotiations on the southern maritime border from Line 23 to Line 29, stressing that the Line 29 is part of the Lebanese territorial waters.
Source: Al-Manar English Website
