Egypt Warns It Will Defend Maritime Rights Against Turkey-Libya Agreement
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Turkey defies Israel and Europe over Libya maritime deal, offers African ally Egypt 15,000 sq km advantage over potential Greece deal, but Cairo says no
A proposed maritime agreement offering Cairo more than 15,000 square kilometres of additional maritime jurisdiction has faced resistance, with Egyptian officials rejecting talks despite Ankara's claim that the deal would provide greater benefits than a potential agreement with Greece.
Egypt has prepared a legal dossier documenting the violations it believes the agreement contains. More...
Egypt Reaffirms Rejection of Turkey-Libya Maritime Deal
Egypt has reiterated its rejection of the 2019 maritime memorandum of understanding between Turkey and Libya, saying it considers the agreement legally invalid and without effect on its maritime rights. Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nader Zaki told *Al-Ahram Online* that Cairo’s position had remained unchanged since 2019, arguing that the memorandum failed to comply with […]
Egypt has made it clear that any agreement to delimit maritime zones must be strictly based on International Law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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