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Russia offers to mediate in Syria-Lebanon maritime border dispute

With its bid to mediate a Lebanon-Syria maritime dispute, Moscow is opening a new venue for engagement in the Levant.

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Men fish at the seaside during sunset in Beirut, Lebanon, May 28, 2018. — REUTERS/Jamal Saidi

Lebanon seeks Russia’s mediation on its maritime border with Syria.

“We have knowledge that Syria wants to demarcate the maritime border with Lebanon, and Russia is present in this area and at this border in particular,” Lebanese Defense Minister Bou Saab told the Russian news agency.

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