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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanon Preparing to Offer Compromise on Maritime Spat with Israel, Officials Say

US Senior Advisor for Energy Security Amos Hochstein (L) looks at Lebanese Energy Minister Walid Fayyad's phone (R) during a meeting in Beirut, Lebanon, 13 June 2022. (EPA)

Lebanon is preparing to offer a compromise to US energy envoy Amos Hochstein to resolve a dispute with Israel over maritime gas resources, three Lebanese officials with knowledge of the negotiations told Reuters.

Hochstein landed in Beirut on Monday at the invitation of the Lebanese government, which had objected to the arrival of a vessel operated by London-based Energean off the Mediterranean coast on June 5 to develop a gas field known as Karish.

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