According to the source, the Syrian administration informed the Lebanese Foreign Ministry on Monday that the moment was not acceptable for such a visit.
Prior to a visit by a Lebanese delegation tasked with negotiating the matter to Damascus in the coming days, a Lebanese official said on Saturday that President Michel Aoun and his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, discussed the demarcation of the joint maritime borders between their two countries.
The Lebanese official continued, “Michel Aoun notified Bashar al-Assad that Lebanon is keen to initiate negotiations with Syria to demarcate the northern maritime borders,” after the talks on Saturday.
The official stated that “Aoun then commissioned the vice -President of the House of Representatives, Elias Bou Saab, who negotiated on behalf of Lebanon on indirect talks with Israel, headed by a delegation that goes to Damascus in the coming days to start discussions.
The representative further stated that the group would include Abbas Ibrahim, the director general of public security, as well as the foreign and transportation ministers of Lebanon.
On October 31, Aoun’s term as president of Lebanon, which is going through a severe political and economic crisis, will come to an end. Since Aoun was elected, the House of Representatives has failed during four sessions.
Lebanese delegation’s trip to Syria to talk about maritime border demarcation is cancelled by Syria
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