The President of the Lebanese Republic, Michel Aoun, confirmed that the negotiations to complete the file of demarcating the maritime borders with Israel have gone a long way in which Lebanon has achieved what makes it able to invest its wealth in its waters, noting that there are technical details that are currently being studied for the interest of Lebanon, its rights and sovereignty.

This came during his reception today at Baabda Palace, the new executive council of the Syndicate of Informatics and Technology in Lebanon.

The Lebanese president added that the completion of the file of demarcating the maritime borders with Israel will enable Lebanon to launch the process of oil and gas exploration in the specified fields within the exclusive economic zone, expecting this matter to spoil a positive impulse for the Lebanese economy to start emerging from the crisis it has been suffering from for years.

Aoun explained that the e-government project is one of the most prominent projects he mentioned in the oath’s speech and sought to achieve since the beginning of his tenure, but the circumstances the country went through prevented the project from being fully realized, pointing out that there are advanced steps that have been accomplished in the field of automating a number of public administrations and institutions. To enable citizens to complete their transactions without burdening them with the hardship of moving to official centers and other obstacles they face.

President Aoun made it clear that several projects to develop the administration and achieve governance collided with the harsh conditions that the country went through, in addition to the delay in the work of the executive, legislative and judicial authorities.

The Lebanese President reiterated that the criminal financial audit in the accounts of the Banque du Liban is continuing, and the first phase of it is scheduled to end before the end of this month.

President Aoun wished his successor in the presidency to complete the implementation of the projects that have begun and those that have faltered.

Source: Middle East News Agency