US media: Libyan government of national unity and Turkey sign economic deal, causing Greek dissatisfaction – yqqlm

Original title: US media: Libyan government of national unity and Turkey signed an economic deal, causing Greek dissatisfaction

▲ Data photos: The square in the center of Tripoli, the capital of Libya. (Published by Xinhua News Agency)

According to the Associated Press, Benghazi reported that the Libyan government of national unity and Turkey signed a preliminary economic and maritime agreement on 3rd local time. The move has increased tensions between one government and another in the country.

The deals also angered Turkey’s neighbor and regional rival Greece, which denounced them as “illegal”.

The Turkish foreign minister has signed agreements with the Libyan government of national accord, the report said. The agreements mark a strengthening of relations between the two countries at a time when the international community has repeatedly called elections to resolve Libya’s political differences.

The two countries signed a memorandum of understanding in Tripoli, paving the way for further bilateral cooperation in the hydrocarbon and oil sectors. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu confirmed at a press conference after signing that the two sides should also sign a gas deal.

Libya has been mired in chaos since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi’s regime in 2011. Over the years, two major forces in Libya have faced each other: the government of national unity and the military supporting it control the capital Tripoli and other areas. westerners; the National Congress and the “National Army” allied to control the eastern and central areas, large southern cities and some western cities. Deadly armed conflicts have increased in recent months.

According to reports, Turkey has supported the Libyan government of national unity. In 2019, Turkey also signed a controversial maritime border agreement with the Libyan government of national agreement, allowing it to enter a disputed economic zone in the eastern Mediterranean. The agreement ignores the presence of several Greek islands, including Crete, which lies between Turkey and Libya. The deal rekindled pre-existing tensions between Turkey and Greece, Cyprus and Egypt over oil and gas rights.

[Titolo originale]US media: Libyan government of national unity and Turkey signed an economic deal, causing Greek dissatisfaction

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