Greece, EU, Egypt, Cyprus, Bahrain and UAE Reject Turkey-Libya Maritime Deal at UN

Greece, the European Union, Egypt, Cyprus, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates issued a joint statement at the United Nations rejecting the Turkey-Libya maritime deal, according to the headline. The renewed criticism follows eastern Libya’s House of Representatives’ approval of the 2019 memorandum, reversing its earlier opposition. The agreement maps maritime boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean, where overlapping claims have long fueled tensions. Turkey calls the deal legitimate, while critics argue it infringes on third states’ rights and conflicts with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.