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Libya parliament approves maritime deal with Turkey
The vote revives a disputed sea-border pact and deepens tensions with Greece, Cyprus and Egypt over eastern Mediterranean rights.
- On Tuesday, Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives unanimously approved a 2019 maritime boundary agreement with Turkey, reversing a six-year boycott and signaling a strategic shift in regional relations.
- Legislators also repealed two 2020 resolutions that rejected the memorandum and severed ties with Ankara, reflecting deepening rapprochement between Turkish officials and eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar.
- The memorandum establishes a maritime border southeast of Crete, which Greece, Cyprus, and the European Union have condemned as 'illegal, null and void,' citing violations of international law.
- Following the vote, Athens vowed to 'take all appropriate measures to safeguard its sovereign rights,' while Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed regional implications with his Greek counterpart.
- Analysts characterize the ratification as a 'watershed' moment that could facilitate expanded Turkish military presence in eastern Libya, intensifying energy disputes in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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The President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, and the Head of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Lien, issued a joint statement on Tuesday evening, pointing to the legal invalidity of the Libyan-Turkeyn memorandum on maritime delimitation." We deeply regret today's ratification by the Libyan Parliament of the so-called memorandum of understanding between Libya and Turkey on the delimitation of maritime zones in the Mediterranea…
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Libya’s approval of maritime deal with Turkey is rejected by Greece
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s parliament unanimously approved a contested maritime agreement with Turkey on Tuesday, reversing years of opposition and reviving a dispute with Egypt, Greece and Cyprus over rights in the eastern Mediterranean.
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