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Turkey signs maritime boundaries deal with Libya amid exploration row

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Turkey signs maritime boundaries deal with Libya amid exploration row

“This means protecting Turkey’s rights deriving from international law,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said of the memorandum of understanding on the “delimitation of maritime jurisdictions”.

He said that such accords could be agreed with other countries if differences could be overcome and that Ankara was in favor of “fair sharing” of resources, including off Cyprus.

“We are ready to do this working together with everyone, but if countries do not favor this that is their own preference.”

The internationally recognized government in Tripoli confirmed the new agreements but gave no details.

The government in eastern Libya, where rival political factions have been based since 2014, said the maritime accord was “illegitimate”.

The foreign affairs committee of the eastern-based parliament called it “a flagrant violation of Libya’s security and sovereignty” and a threat to “peace and security in the Mediterranean sea”.

MILITARY COOPERATION

The Turkish presidency’s communications director Fahrettin Altun said in a tweet early on Thursday Ankara was confident that the military cooperation deal would improve security for Libyans.

“The agreement establishes training and education, structures the legal framework, and strengthens the ties between our militaries,” he said. “We will also continue advocating for a political solution to build a democratic, stable and prosperous Libya.”

Libya has been divided since 2014 into rival military and political camps based in the capital Tripoli and the east. Serraj’s government is in conflict with forces led by Khalifa Haftar based in eastern Libya.

Haftar controls most of Libya’s oil fields and facilities but oil revenues are controlled by the central bank in Tripoli. The competing military alliances are also battling on the outskirts of the capital.

In June, Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) said they had cut all ties with Turkey and that all Turkish commercial flights or ship trying to access Libya would be treated as hostile.

Diplomats say Ankara has supplied drones and trucks to Serraj, while the LNA received support from the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.

Additional reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Writing by Daren Butler; Editing by Dominic Evans, David Clarke and Timothy Heritage

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