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<France 24 #066> Israel announces "historic agreement" with Lebanon on their maritime border - le 11 octobre 2022

   Today's article is about the agreement between Israel and Lebanon on their maritime border from France 24 dated October 11, 2022.

 

French Original

Israël annonce "un accord historique" avec le Liban sur leur frontière maritime

 

Le Premier ministre israélien Yaïr Lapid a annoncé mardi la conclusion d'un "accord historique" avec le Liban sur le contentieux autour de la délimitation de la frontière maritime des deux pays. Cet accord, s'il est confirmé par Beyrouth, pourrait lever les obstacles à l'exploitation des gisements gaziers en Méditerranée orientale.

 

English Translation

Israel announces "historic agreement" with Lebanon on their maritime border

 

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid announced on Tuesday the conclusion of a "historic agreement" with Lebanon on the dispute over the delimitation of the maritime border of the two countries. This agreement, if confirmed by Beirut, could remove the obstacles to the exploitation of gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean.

 

Words & Phrases

<A>

accord: agreement

annonce > annoncer: to announce

autour: over, about

<B>

Beyrouth: Beirut

<C>

conclusion: conclusion

confirmé > confirmer: to confirm

contentieux: litigation, dispute

<D>

délimitation: delimitation

<E>

exploitation: exploitation

<F>

frontière: frontier, boader

<G>

gazier: gas

gisement: deposit

<H>

historique: historic

<I>

Israël: Israel

<L>

lever: to raise, to remove

le Liban: Lebanon

<M>

mardi: Tuesday

maritime: maritime

Méditerranée: Mediterranean

ministre: minister

<O>

obstacle: obstacle

oriental: oriental, eastern

<P>

pourrait > pouvoir: can

premier: prime