BEIRUT, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Monday that his country hopes to continue indirect U.S.-mediated negotiations with Israel on maritime border demarcation, according to a statement released by Lebanon's Presidency.
Aoun made the remarks during his meeting in the capital Beirut with John Desrocher, head of the U.S. delegation mediating in the indirect border talks between Lebanon and Israel.
He urged Desrocher to push for fair and impartial talks, noting that the formation of a new Israeli government may cause further delay in the negotiations.
The negotiations between Lebanon and Israel had been over maritime border demarcation in a disputed area of about 860 square km. The Lebanese government recently laid formal claim to an additional 1,430 square km in the disputed waters in the Mediterranean. Enditem
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