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Libya parliament approves maritime deal with Turkey
Lawmakers said the deal could strengthen Libya’s economic and security position as regional rivals condemned the move and warned it could expand Turkey’s role.
- 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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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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