Greece reiterates at the UN that the Turkey-Libya memorandum is void
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Greece has sent an official letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres reiterating that it completely rejects the Turkey-Libya memorandum of 2019. According to the Greek government, the memorandum is illegal and void.
The memorandum was signed in November 2019 between Turkey and the then Government of National Accord of Libya. The agreement defined maritime zones in the eastern Mediterranean. Athens argues that the agreement disregards the presence of Greek islands and infringes on Greece's continental shelf and sovereign rights, as provided for in the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
With the letter, the Greek government seeks to have its position formally recorded in the documents of the United Nations. Greece stresses that the memorandum cannot create legal consequences for third countries and that it does not affect its rights in the region.
The dispute between Athens and Ankara over maritime zones remains open. The two countries hold different views on the legal status of the area. The letter does not by itself change the boundaries of the maritime zones, but it shows that the issue continues to concern the Greek government and the international community.
Sources: Ethnos
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