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Fidan phones Dbeibah and Saddam Haftar to thank both Libyan camps for approving the Turkish–Libyan memorandum

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke separately with Libya’s Tripoli-based prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah and with Saddam Haftar of the…

21 Oct2 min read

Greek-Turkish Relations

Turkish Presidency on the Libyan vote: a “satisfying step” – Ankara “will continue to protect its rights in the Blue Homeland”

Burhanettin Duran, head of the Turkish Presidency’s communications office, called the Libyan House’s approval of the memorandum a “satisfying step”…

20 Oct2 min read

Greek-Turkish Relations

Libyan MP: the Turkish–Libyan memorandum “may cause tension with Greece”, but Libya’s interests come first – a “bargaining chip” against the major powers

Tarek al-Jarousi, a member of the Libyan House of Representatives’ defence committee, said approving the memorandum may cause tension with…

20 Oct2 min read

Greek-Turkish Relations

Turkish Foreign Ministry “welcomes” the Libyan House’s decision on the Turkish–Libyan memorandum, citing “equity” in place of UNCLOS

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry welcomed the Libyan House’s approval of the 2019 memorandum, saying it is based on international law and…

20 Oct2 min read

Cyprus

Cyprus condemns the approval of the Turkish–Libyan memorandum: “illegal, null and void” and a violation of the rights of third states

The Republic of Cyprus’s Foreign Ministry condemned the Libyan House’s approval of the 2019 Turkish–Libyan memorandum, saying it violates the…

20 Oct2 min read

Europe

EU calls the Turkish–Libyan memorandum “null and void”: Costa and von der Leyen express solidarity with Greece and Cyprus

In a joint statement, European Council President António Costa and Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the Turkish–Libyan memorandum…

20 Oct2 min read

Greek-Turkish Relations

Saddam Haftar welcomes the Libyan House’s approval of the Turkish–Libyan memorandum, citing “investment opportunities with Turkey”

Lt. Gen. Saddam Haftar, deputy commander of the Libyan National Army, welcomed the House of Representatives’ unanimous approval of the…

20 Oct2 min read

Greek-Turkish Relations

Gerapetritis speaks with Cyprus’s Kombos and Egypt’s Abdelatty after the Libyan vote on the Turkish–Libyan memorandum

Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis held phone calls with Cyprus’s Constantinos Kombos and Egypt’s Badr Abdelatty on Tuesday, focused on…

20 Oct2 min read

Greek-Turkish Relations

Athens rejects Benghazi’s vote: the Turkish–Libyan memorandum is “spurious, null and void”, says the Greek Foreign Ministry

Greece’s Foreign Ministry said the approval of the 2019 Turkish–Libyan memorandum by Libya’s House of Representatives does not change its…

20 Oct3 min read

Opinion Greek-Turkish Relations

Opinion: Sanctions on Libya – Athens must make the Turkish–Libyan memorandum costly for Benghazi and Tripoli

After Libya’s House of Representatives approved the Turkish–Libyan memorandum, an opinion piece argues Athens must impose national measures at once…

20 Oct10 min read

Greek-Turkish Relations

Breaking: Libya’s House of Representatives unanimously approves the illegal Turkish–Libyan memorandum – a blow for Greece after Aguila Saleh’s removal

Libya’s House of Representatives in Benghazi unanimously approved the 2019 Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum, which Greece considers illegal and void because…

20 Oct2 min read

Cyprus

Turkish channel A Haber claims a “two-scenario trap” over EUNOMIA and the Greece–Cyprus cable – Hürriyet speaks of a “NAVTEX showdown”

Pro-government Turkish channel A Haber claims Athens is playing a “two-scenario trap” with the EUNOMIA exercise and the Greece–Cyprus GSI…

20 Oct3 min read