nm UPDATE 1-Lebanon rules out preconditions as sea border talks with Israel resume Reuters 5/4/2021
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BEIRUT, May 4 (Reuters) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Tuesday there should be no preconditions for talks with Israel over their Mediterranean border dispute, key to Lebanon s hopes to find gas reserves amid its worst economic crisis since its 1975-1990 civil war.
Negotiations between the old foes were launched in October to try to resolve the dispute, which has held up exploration in the potentially gas-rich area, yet the talks have since stalled.
A statement by the Lebanese presidency issued after the resumption of talks on Tuesday said the U.S. mediator had asked for negotiations to be on the basis of Israeli and Lebanese border lines already submitted and registered with the United Nations.
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