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23-07-2021

Memorandum of Understanding Between Lebanon and Cyprus

On the 23 July 2021, the Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Zeina Akar signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) extending over a duration of five years between Lebanon and Cyprus related to the oil and gas sector.

The MOU defines the following objectives:

• Establish a general framework of cooperation in the oil and gas sector, for the mutual benefit of both parties including common and cross-border infrastructure
• Exchange of best practices, regulatory framework and sector expertise
• Strengthen collaboration in training the scientific and technical staff in both countries.

A structured dialog will be initiated between the relevant public institutions in the two countries to activate this MOU in the near future.