Libya parliament approves maritime deal with Turkey
Lawmakers also revoked 2020 resolutions cutting ties with Ankara, while Greece, Egypt and Cyprus said the deal violates their maritime claims.
- On Tuesday, Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives unanimously ratified the 2019 Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum, repealing two 2020 resolutions that had rejected the deal and severed diplomatic ties with Ankara.
- Warming relations between Ankara and Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Haftar drove this reversal, marking a departure from the 2019-2020 civil war when Turkey backed opposing forces in Tripoli.
- The ratified agreement defines maritime jurisdiction areas in the Mediterranean Sea, establishing an exclusive economic zone boundary southeast of the Greek island of Crete that Turkey and Libya claim protects their national interests.
- Greece, Cyprus, and the European Union denounced the vote as 'illegal, null and void,' arguing the memorandum violates international law and infringes on the sovereign rights of other states in the region.
- Analysts warn the move deepens Turkish influence in eastern Libya and complicates regional energy exploration, as American company Chevron prepares to survey waters south of Crete amid ongoing maritime disputes.
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