(13 Jun 2022)
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Beirut -13 June 2022
1. Various of U.S. senior adviser for energy security Amos Hochstein (centre) with Lebanese Energy Minister Walid Fayad meeting in Beirut
STORYLINE:
U.S. senior adviser for energy security Amos Hochstein arrived in Beirut on Monday for a two-day visit in hopes of mediating a maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel.
He first met with the Lebanon's Energy Minister Walid Fayad and is scheduled to meet with other Lebanese top leaders on Tuesday.
Hochstein's visit comes a week after Israel set up a gas rig at its designated location at the Karish field, which Israel says is part of its U.N.-recognized exclusive economic zone.
Lebanon insists it is in a disputed area.
Israel and Lebanon, which have been officially at war since Israel's creation in 1948, both claim some 860 square kilometres (330 square miles) of the Mediterranean Sea.
Lebanon hopes to unleash offshore oil and gas production as it grapples with an economic crisis.
Last year, the Lebanese delegation — a mix of army generals and professionals — offered a new map that pushes for an additional 1,430 square kilometres (550 square miles).
The U.S.-mediated indirect talks between Lebanon and Israel have been stalled for months amid disagreement within Lebanon over how big the disputed area is.
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