Lebanon and Syria have signed an agreement on border demarcation and to boost coordination between the two countries regarding security along their tense frontier, according to the Saudi Press Agency.
The deal signed by the Lebanese and Syrian defense ministers in Saudi Arabia came after clashes in border areas earlier this month left several people dead and dozens wounded on both sides.
The plan for border demarcation also comes after the ouster in early December of the 54-year Assad family rule in Syria, leading to tensions along the frontier where Lebanon’s Hezbollah group was active on both side of the border during Syria’s 14-year conflict. Hezbollah had been fighting in Syria alongside Assad during the conflict that has left half a million people dead.
The deal also comes after the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war that weakened the Iran-backed group in Lebanon.
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