UN General Assembly
2010

losses and damage it caused Lebanon throughout its successive aggressions. In the face of Israel’s designs and in keeping with international law, Lebanon also wishes to assert its right to use its waters, oil and natural gas wealth, especially as it plans to exploit those resources within the limits of its exclusive economic zone. Parts of the southern border of that zone were delineated as shown on the map that the Lebanese Government submitted to the Secretariat on 9 July 2010. While we commend the efforts and sacrifices made by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, which operates in south Lebanon, and while we are keen to continue that arrangement, we re-emphasize the importance of continued coordination and cooperation between the Lebanese army and the international forces, in accordance with the agreed rules of engagement, in order to ensure the proper implementation of the mission entrusted to those forces. That cooperation is matched only by arrogant and provocative Israeli positions that are the root causes of the incidents that occur every once in a while