Michel Aoun: We will not back down from Lebanon’s right to use oil and gas resources

According to Fars News Agency International Group, Lebanese President Michel Aoun said Monday afternoon that the country is facing pressures aimed at preventing Lebanon from exploiting its oil and gas resources.

Aoun, who hosted a Lebanese parliamentary delegation, stressed that indirect negotiations with the interim Zionist regime over maritime demarcation are facing many difficulties.

He stated that he would not back down from Lebanon’s right to use its resources and gas, adding that negotiations with the Zionist regime were suspended because the regime refused to negotiate on line 29.

news station Publication According to Aoun, the president will lead the negotiations, and after reaching an agreement, the cabinet will have to agree to it and refer it to parliament, but this has not happened on line 29.

The Lebanese parliamentary delegation also explained the cessation of drilling in Square No. 4 and spoke about the justifications provided by the drilling company, but not convincing; There are also international pressures to stop drilling.

Rejecting the Zionist threats, Aoun stressed that the Zionist enemy is acting in accordance with international laws and resolutions, and is abusing the silence of the international community to violate Security Council resolutions.

He also ruled out any connection between the maritime border talks and the issue of gas and electricity supplies from Egypt and Jordan, or talks with the International Monetary Fund.

In this regard, the Lebanese newspaper Al-Nahar recently reported that the Zionist ship of the LNG production and storage unit entered the “Karish” field. The ship crossed line 29 and reached a distance of five kilometers from line 23.

In this regard, Fadi Javad, an expert on oil and gas issues, said: “The theft of Lebanese gas has begun and from today on, negotiations will no longer be fruitful; Because with the arrival of the Energean ship, the policy of Israeli encroachment began.

Javad said that about 80 technicians and technical workers were present on the ship, emphasizing that the ship entered its field of work without any supervision or obstruction from the Lebanese side.

In September, the Lebanese Foreign Ministry complained to the UN Security Council following reports that the US company Halliburton had won drilling in the disputed area between Lebanon and the Zionist regime.

According to a plan submitted by Tel Aviv to the United Nations in 2011, the disputed sea area is 860 square kilometers, but Lebanon objected to this plan, presenting its map showing the disputed area as 1430 square kilometers, according to which His field of work is one of the disputed areas.

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