Turkish Parliament ratifies maritime delimitation pact with Libya
The deal enables Turkey to secure its rights in the Mediterranean while preventing any fait accompli by other regional states.
Turkey and Libya signed a deal last week after a meeting between President Erdogan and the head of the Presidential Council of Libya's GNA, Fayez al Sarraj, in Istanbul.
The Turkish Parliament on Thursday ratified a recently signed pact between Turkey and Libya laying out the two countries’ maritime boundaries in the Eastern Mediterranean.
On November 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.
As the memorandum has already been signed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, following its passage in parliament and publication in the Official Gazette, the memorandum goes into effect.
Since 2011, when longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi was ousted and killed, Libya has seen the emergence of two rival seats of power: one in eastern Libya, to which militia leader Khalifa Haftar is affiliated, and the Government of National Accord, which enjoys UN recognition.
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