Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 43

25-Oct-2010

LEBANON

Lebanon Stakes Claim Through UN For Southern Offshore Boundary With Israel

Lebanons Foreign Ministry has unilaterally staked a claim for the demarcation of its maritime border with Israel by means of a submission to the United Nations, MEES learns. In a July letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, which has been obtained by MEES, Lebanons Permanent Mission to the UN submitted a list of geographical coordinates for the...