05.07.2025, 21:03
Zitat:Turkey reaffirms continued cooperation with Libya on maritime issues
by AbdulkaderAssad Sat, 05/07/2025 - 19:13
Turkey has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing cooperation with Libya on maritime issues within the framework of the memorandum of understanding signed between the two countries.
According to Anadolu Agency, Turkish Defense Ministry sources made the remarks in response to journalists’ questions at the ministry headquarters, concerning the final statement of the recent EU leaders’ summit, which criticized the Turkey-Libya maritime jurisdiction agreement.
The agency quoted the sources as saying that the 2019 memorandum of understanding on maritime jurisdiction zones, signed between Turkey and Libya, was prepared to protect the rights of both countries based on the principle of equity and in accordance with international maritime law. Both countries, the sources noted, had notified the United Nations of the agreement at the time.
The sources rejected the characterization of the Turkey-Libya memorandum as “illegal,” attributing such claims to the unilateral political stance of Greece and the Greek Cypriot administration.
They further emphasized that the memorandum with Libya was based on the median line principle between mainland territories and the principles of non-encirclement and equality.
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