Israel, Greece, Cyprus reject Turkey-Libya maritime deal, agree to deepen defense ties
- Senior defense officials from Israel, Greece, and Cyprus met in Athens on Thursday to establish a joint defense-industrial working group and expand military cooperation across the Eastern Mediterranean.
- This trilateral cooperation stems from the Joint Declaration of the Jerusalem Summit, where leaders defined defense as a "central pillar" of their partnership and opened the framework to other like-minded nations.
- Libya's House of Representatives ratified the maritime memorandum between Turkey and Libya on October 20, which the three ministries said infringes on sovereign rights of third countries and ignores international maritime norms.
- They agreed to step up coordination against shared regional threats including terrorism and weapons proliferation while emphasizing protection of critical energy infrastructure and vital shipping lanes across the region.
- The ministries reiterated an invitation for other like-minded countries to join the framework, aiming to transform the Eastern Mediterranean into a region of security, connectivity and sustainable prosperity.
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Israel, Greece, Cyprus reject Turkey-Libya maritime deal, agree to deepen defense ties
Senior defense officials from the three countries agreed in Athens to create a trilateral working group for their defense industries and to boost cooperation on maritime security.
Greece, in its letter, notes that the Turkish-Libyan memorandum “completely ignores the existence of numerous Greek islands, including Crete and the Dodecanese.” The post Greece’s letter to the UN on the Turkish-Libyan memorandum: “Illegal, null and void” appeared first on in.gr.
The letter points out that the memorandum is "illegal under international law, while its recent alleged ratification by the Libyan House of Representatives can neither give it any legal force nor change its legal character as null and void."
Greece reiterates its complete rejection of the 2019 Turkish-Libyan Memorandum in an official letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, underlining that its recent alleged ratification by the Libyan House of Representatives cannot give it any legal force or alter its illegal nature. The letter, dated 22 October 2026, is signed by the Permanent Representative of Greece to the UN, Ambassador Aglaia Balta, following instructions from t…
Greece, Cyprus and Israel renewed their rejection of the Maritime Memorandum of Understanding signed between Libya and Turkey in 2019, considering that it affects the sovereign rights of states... the post of a joint statement of three states rejecting the memorandum of understanding with Turkey appeared first on Libya's eye .
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