A recently signed pact between Turkey and Libya laying out the two countries’ maritime boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean was published in
A recently signed pact between Turkey and Libya laying out the two countries’ maritime boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean was published in Turkey’s Official Gazette on Saturday.
The Turkish parliament ratified the pact on Thursday.
On Nov. 27, Turkey and Libya’s Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) signed the bilateral memorandum.
The memorandum asserts Turkey’s rights in the Eastern Mediterranean in the face of unilateral drilling by the Greek Cypriot administration, clarifying that the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) also has rights to the resources in the area.
Earlier on Friday, Greece announced it will expel Libya’s ambassador in Athens over Tripoli’s recent maritime agreement with Turkey. Mohamed Younis AB Menfi was given 72 hours to leave the country, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said in a news briefing.