President Michel Aoun received on Friday from caretaker Energy Minister Nada Boustani a copy of the first drilling license of an oil well in Lebanon.
Speaking from Baabda, Boustani said that “drilling in Block 9 will start in 2020 and now despite all the difficulties, drilling will begin in the Block 4.”
Separately, President Aoun tackled the economic situation with a delegation of representatives of international institutions interested in investing in Lebanon.
Aoun described the current economic situation and the measures taken to improve it.