(AP) Bilal Hussein - Lebanon and Israel began indirect talks Wednesday at a UN post along the border over their disputed maritime boundary, with American officials mediating. They each claim 860 sq. km. of the Mediterranean Sea as being within their own exclusive economic zones. "We have no illusions. Our aim is not to create here some kind of normalization or some kind of peace process," said a senior official with Israel's energy ministry. "Our aim is very strict and limited and therefore hopefully achievable."
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