The European Parliament called on Libya and Turkey “not to implement any clause” included in the two countries’ bilateral agreement on hydrocarbons, which was signed in Tripoli earlier this month.
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The latest European Commission report on Turkey cites multiple reasons that led to deterioration of bilateral relations including its involvement in Libya.
Spokesman for the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Tango Bilgic, expressed his country’s refusal to inspect a Turkish ship by a German frigate belonging to IRINI operation off the Libyan coast.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that “Turkey will begin oil and gas explorations in Libyan waters after the recent agreement with the [Dbeibah] Government of National Unity.
Today Turkey denied a flag state consent request from IRINI to inspect MV MATILDE A in accordance with UNSCR 2292 on the Arms…
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said that the memorandum of understanding signed between the Libyan outgoing Government of National Unity (GNU) and Turkey is illegal and rejected by the international community.
Turkey’s agreement with Libya for potential energy exploration in maritime areas “is not in accordance with international law of the sea,” the French Foreign Ministry reiterated on Friday.
At least one Turkish military aircraft transported Syrian mercenaries to Libya, sources of Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported.…
On Wednesday, the German foreign ministry spokesperson Christopher Burger stressed that one of the principles of international law is that it is not possible for two states to enter into an agreement at the expense of a third country when commenting on the memorandum on fossil-fuel exploration signed by Turkey and Libya.
The Libyan outgoing Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh said that he does not care about the opinion of the countries that opposed the signing of the hydrocarbons agreement with Turkey, pointing out that he is primarily interested in making the Libyan people understand the reality of what he is doing.