Libya-Turkey maritime deal threatens Mediterranean stability, six parties warn
Greece, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, the EU and the UAE warned on Monday that Libya’s approval of a disputed maritime agreement with Turkey threatens regional stability in the Mediterranean. Delivering the joint statement to reporters in New York, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said the vote by Libya’s eastern-based House of Representatives to ratify the 2019 preliminary agreement “raises…
Six nations – Greece, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, the EU and the UAE – have warned that Libya’s approval of a disputed maritime agreement with Turkey could jeopardize stability in the Mediterranean. The joint statement, delivered to reporters in New York, highlighted the concerns over the 2019 preliminary agreement ratified by Libya’s eastern-based House of Representatives.
The agreement, signed between Ankara and the internationally recognized Libyan government in Tripoli, establishes a maritime corridor between Turkey’s southern coast and Libya’s northern coast, granting both nations economic rights to potentially valuable oil and gas reserves beneath the sea floor. Greece, Egypt and Cyprus argue that the deal disregards their maritime rights and violates international law.
The maritime corridor could also interfere with plans for the EastMed pipeline, a proposed natural gas project transporting gas from Israel and Cyprus through Greece to Europe.
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