Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 44

1-Nov-2010

LEBANON

Lebanon, Cyprus Confer On Offshore Economic Zones

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on 21 October visited Nicosia to meet with Cypriot President Demetris Christofias to discuss the offshore boundaries between the two states in the Eastern Mediterranean, where there is growing international interest in the regions hydrocarbon potential. Lebanon, which in July submitted a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon containing...