The Lebanese President Michel Aoun called on TotalEnergies firm, during a meeting with its delegation, to start exploring gas in the Block 9 off the southern coast in order to make up for the time lost during the indirect negotiations aimed at demarcate Lebanon’s southern maritime borders.
It is worth noting that President Aoun hosted a delegation from the French firm at Baabda Palace
President Aoun announced on Thursday Lebanon’s approval of US mediator’s final draft of southern maritime border demarcation proposal. The Zionist government approved on Wednesday a US-brokered maritime deal with Lebanon, surrendering to Lebanon’s insistence on its rights.
During the recent months, Hezbollah played a central role in forcing the Zionist enemy to abandon its schemes to infringe on the Lebanese rights. On July 3, 2022, Hezbollah flew three drones over the Israeli platforms in Karish gas field which lies in the disputable zone, sending a powerful message that warns the enemy against any infringement.
On July 13, Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah warned on the Israeli enemy and the United States that if Lebanon is prevented from extracting its maritime resources, ‘Israel’ will not be able to extract or sell gas and oil.
On July 31, Hezbollah military media released a video which shows the Israeli platforms operating in the Mediterranean, warning the Zionist enemy of its attempts to plunder Lebanon’s gas and oil fields.
President Aoun asserted, “Those who contributed to the destruction of Lebanon cannot be able to save it, and that those who put obstacles in the way of fighting corruption and achieving reform cannot be trusted in the stage of reviving the country. Therefore, it is necessary to bring about the change that the Lebanese yearn for”.
The President’s positions came while meeting a delegation from the Association of Veterans of the Lebanese Armed Forces.
Source: Al-Manar English Website and NNA
