Libya Condemns Greece’s Call to Nullify Maritime Deal with Türkiye

(MENAFN) The Libyan parliament has criticized Greece’s demand to annul a memorandum of understanding signed between Tripoli and Ankara in 2019 concerning maritime boundary delimitation, labeling it as “a clear violation of national sovereignty.”

On Sunday, during his visit to Athens to meet his Libyan counterpart Aguila Saleh, Greek Parliament Speaker Nikitas Kaklamanis stated that the 2019 Türkiye–Libya maritime agreement should be rescinded.

“We followed with astonishment and disapproval the repeated statements made by Greek officials, the latest of which were attributed to the Speaker of the Greek Parliament that contained explicit calls to interfere in Libya’s internal affairs,” said Misbah Ouhida, the second deputy speaker of the Libyan parliament, in a statement.

Ouhida described the remarks made by the Greek speaker as “a clear violation of national sovereignty.” He emphasized his commitment to “the principles of good neighborliness and bilateral relations based on mutual respect.”

“Libya is a fully sovereign state and alone knows its supreme interests and how to protect them,” he added, rejecting “any form of interference in Libya’s sovereign decisions or any attempt by an external party to impose political directives on it.”

The 2019 agreement addresses the delimitation of maritime boundaries between Libya and Türkiye. Greece argues that the pact constitutes an “assault” on its exclusive economic zone.

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