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Egypt Rejects Libyan House of Representatives' Ratification of Maritime Memorandum with Turkey
Egypt has announced its categorical rejection of the Libyan House of Representatives' ratification of the memorandum of understanding with Turkey on delineating maritime jurisdiction areas in the Mediterranean Sea, describing it as a clear infringement on its sovereignty over its economic zone. According to Al Jazeera, Greece and Israel have also rejected the ratification, while Ankara welcomed the move.
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- The memorandum was signed in 2019 between Fayez al-Sarraj and Turkey and concerns the delineation of maritime jurisdiction areas in the Mediterranean Sea.
«مذكرة التفاهم الموقعة عام 2019 بين "فايز السراج" وجمهورية تركيا بشأن تحديد مجالات الصلاحية البحرية في البحر المتوسط»
صدى البلد - Egypt described the ratification as a clear infringement on its sovereignty over its economic zone.
«وصفت ذلك بأنه مساس واضح بسيادتها في منطقتها الاقتصادية»
المصري اليوم - Sky News Arabia described the Egyptian Foreign Ministry's position as stating that the Libyan-Turkish maritime agreement is void.
«الخارجية المصرية: الاتفاقية البحرية الليبية التركية باطلة»
سكاي نيوز عربية on MSN - Erdogan welcomed the approval of the memorandum despite Greece's objection to it.
«ورحّب بإقرار مجلس النواب الليبي مذكرة التفاهم مع تركيا، رغم اعتراض اليونان عليها»
الجزيرة نت - Ankara considered external objections to the ratification to be worthless.
«واعتبرت الاعتراضات الخارجية عليها لا قيمة لها»
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