Lebanon's offshore gas agreement
Abdel Bari Atwan- If an acceptable deal is agreed, it will be thanks to Hezbollah
If an acceptable deal is agreed, it will be thanks to Hezbollah
There is growing optimism in Lebanon about the possibility of reaching a deal with the Israeli occupation state that would allow the extraction of natural gas from Lebanese territorial waters and help lift the country out of its multiple financial crises. When the ‘three presidents’ — President Michel Aoun, Prime Minister Najib Mikati, and Speaker Nabih Berri — met at Baabda Palace on Monday they were clearly united in favour of the ‘compromise’ agreement drafted by US envoy Amos Hochstein and conveyed to the Lebanese government by the US embassy.
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