Published: 12:32, December 6, 2020 | Updated: 09:02, June 5, 2023
Lebanon says to resort to arbitration if border talks with Israel fail
By Xinhua

A military vessel of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is pictured off the coast of the southern Lebanese town of Naqura, on the border with Israel, where delegations from the two countries were meeting on November 11, 2020. (MAHMOUD ZAYYAT / AFP)

BEIRUT - Lebanese President Michel Aoun said that Lebanon does not mind resorting to international arbitration if the country fails to reach a fair agreement with Israel on maritime border demarcation, al-Akhbar local newspaper reported on Saturday.

The indirect talks between Lebanon and Israel started on Oct 14. The next round of indirect negotiations between Lebanon and Israel over the maritime border demarcation has been postponed following Israel's rejection of Lebanon's demands. 

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