American experts arrive to investigate al-Wazzani project crisis
Lebanon-Israel, Politics, 9/20/2002

The American experts Charles Lowson started his mission in Lebanon concerning the conflict between lebanon and Israel concerning the sharing of al-Wazzani river water, according to a source close from the Lebanese government.

The source explained that Lowson, a water expert at the US Department of State arrived in Beirut on Tuesday evening and met on Wednesday with the prime minister Rafic Hariri in the presence of the US ambassador in Lebanon Vincent Battle. Meantime, a Lebanese source stressed that Lowson will meet with high ranking Lebanese officials and will visit South Lebanon in order to get acquainted with the work of bringing part of al-Wazzani river water to feed some 20 border villages bordering with Israel by drinking waters.

On Tuesday Hariri said that Lebanon "wants its right to its water and does not want one drop of water extra, or one drop less." This was expressed in a graduation ceremony held for the graduates of al-Mustaqbal ( future ) society which is run by Hariri.

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