In talks with Turkey, Egypt holds firm on Mediterranean sovereignty
Egypt rejected the 2019 Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum and urged compliance with United Nations law as the two ministers discussed Libya and Eastern Mediterranean rights.
- On Friday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Istanbul, where Abdelatty reiterated Egypt's categorical rejection of the 2019 maritime Memorandum of Understanding between Turkey and Libya.
- The 2019 memorandum, signed with the Tripoli-based government, draws maritime boundaries ignoring Greek islands including Crete; Greece, Cyprus, and the European Union rejected the deal as 'null and void.'
- Turkish defence ministry spokesman Admiral Zeki Akturk recently proposed a new maritime agreement, claiming Cairo would gain 'more than 15,000 square kilometres' of additional maritime jurisdiction over a potential deal with Athens.
- Ankara claims the offer 'rests on international law' and protects coastal state rights, though Egypt has not publicly responded to the proposal despite the ministers' agreement on continued consultation regarding Libya.
- Egypt maintains that the delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone must adhere to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea , while Turkey insists it will protect its rights in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Turkey offers Egypt maritime border deal
Turkey said on Wednesday that it is ready to sign an agreement with Egypt on the delimitation of maritime zones, claiming Cairo would gain more than 15,000 square kilometres of extra jurisdiction compared with a deal with Greece. Turkish defence ministry spokesman Admiral Zeki Akturk made the offer at the ministry’s weekly briefing. “We are […]
The Defense Ministry in Ankara described the approval of the "Turkish-Libyan memorandum" by the Libyan House of Representatives as a development that strengthens Turkish positions in the Eastern Mediterranean.
On Wednesday, the Turkish Ministry of Defence confirmed Ankara ' s readiness to sign an agreement with Egypt for the delimitation of maritime zones in the Mediterranean Sea, in the mutual interests of the two countries.
Türkiye offers Egypt a maritime boundary deal, stating that Cairo could gain more than 5,792 square miles of maritime jurisdiction compared with a potential agreement with Greece
Ankara also welcomes Libya’s approval of its 2019 maritime jurisdiction deal with Türkiye, calling it a boost for its position in the Eastern...
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