黎巴嫩总统米歇尔·奥恩 (Michel Aoun) 于 10 月 13 日宣布黎巴嫩接受美国斡旋的与以色列的海上边界协议，并表示谈判已取得“积极成果”。

奥恩表示，这项协议代表了黎巴嫩重新获得860平方公里（约330平方英里）有争议海域的“历史性成就”，但坚称这并没有为与以色列关系正常化铺平道路。

“这项间接协议回应了黎巴嫩的要求，并充分保护了我们的权利，”奥恩说。他热切地希望将该协议作为他六年任期（将于 10 月 31 日结束）的最高成就。

Lebanon’s president, Michel Aoun, announced on Oct. 13 his country’s acceptance of the U.S.-brokered maritime border deal with Israel, saying talks had come to “a positive end.”

Aoun said the deal represented a “historic achievement” in which Lebanon regained 860 sq km (around 330 sq miles) of disputed maritime territory but insisted it did not pave the way to normalization of relations with Israel.

“This indirect agreement responds to Lebanon's demands and preserves our rights in full,” said Aoun, who was keen to secure the deal as the crowning achievement of his six-year term, which ends on Oct. 31.