Lebanon's foreign minister said Monday that interference with US-mediated negotiations to set maritime boundaries with enemy Israel was "unacceptable."
"We cannot tolerate any action outside the diplomatic framework in which state responsibility and negotiations are taking place, putting [Lebanon] at unnecessary risk," said Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib. Said after the meeting. Prime Minister Najib Mikati.
Hezbollah, a powerful Shiite political and military movement, claimed to have "achieved" its mission, but Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said the move was a maritime border. He said it would undermine the possibility of trading.
In a veiled message to Hezbollah, Bow Habib on Monday promised that "all parties show the spirit of the highest national interests and support the state in the negotiation process. I asked for that.
"The ongoing negotiations with the support of US mediators are in the process of being advanced," he added, adding that Hezbollah's operation began without official state consent.
Last month, the maritime boundary dispute between Lebanon and Israel came to the fore after Israel moved its production vessels to Kalish. Some of them are claimed by Lebanon.
This move has forced the Lebanese government to demand resumption of US-mediated negotiations that have hit a wall. Last year, over the border dispute.
Hezbollah threatened to proceed with mining, saying that Israel and the company that owns the production vessel are ready to get in the way.
Lebanon is waiting for a response from Israel after informing US mediator Amos Hochstein of the location of the maritime boundary, who visited Beirut last month at the request of the authorities.
