Joint response to Greece from Turkey and Libya, which it complained to the UN
Turkey and Libyato the United Nations (UN), it decided to “stop baseless accusations, hostile rhetoric and actions that escalate tensions, and respect the sovereigns of the two neighboring countries”.
Turkey’s Permanent Representative to the UN Feridun Sinirlioğlu and Libya’s Permanent Representative to the UN Taher El-Sonni responded with a joint letter to Greece.
In the letters addressed to the UN Secretary General reached by the AA correspondent, it was pointed out that Greece was trying to “undermine” the legitimacy of the Libyan government with “groundless allegations and arguments”.
In the letter, it was stated that the Libyan National Unity Government has the authority to conclude and terminate international agreements opposing Greece’s claims, and that its laws do not have the authority to make agreements with other states.
GreeceIn the letter, attention was paid to the details of the allegations that the agreement signed by Libya and Turkey in the field of hydrocarbon conflicts with the political processes under the control of the UN, that there is no basis to be legalized, and that the roadmap for a political solution in Libya, on the contrary, gives full authorization to the government to prepare the result with elections. It was emphasized that the authority for both inside and outside the Libyan National Unity Government rests with the Libyan National Unity Government.
In the letter, many states, including the European Union, Greece and the Libyan government energyIt was underlined that the infrastructure and economy dimensions ignore the agreements made in a way that is designed and cannot interfere with the agreements made on the rights of sovereign states in any country, including Greece.
In the letter, it was stated that the agreement on the maritime jurisdiction restriction signed between Turkey and Libya on November 27, 2019 was preserved in accordance with Article 102 of the UN Convention and a fair solution was reached based on international law.
The letter also drew the lively attention to the “nullified” agreement between Greece and Egypt, following the agreement between Turkey and Libya to limit the use of maritime jurisdiction.
region of greece maritime authority holders In the letter, in which it is stated that Turkey and Libya miss their sovereignty and interpret the maritime law and international law as they wish, with the above claims, “Greece ignores the principle of freedom in delimitation of maritime jurisdiction and exercises maritime powers regardless of their location, extent, absence of settlement and economic viability. hosting like an archipelago, which upholds the law by requesting its distribution to the islands, islets, and rocks that use it.” it was said.
In the letter, which stated that the agreements signed between Turkey and Libya on the limitation of hydrocarbon and maritime jurisdiction control, neither international law nor Greece’s sovereign army, pointed to an attempt by Greece to “discredit” Libya and Turkey’s efforts to promote dialogue in the Mediterranean at the UN. .
Turkey and Libya accused Greece of “stopping baseless accusations, hostile rhetoric and actions that raise anger, and respecting the sovereign decisions of the two neighboring countries”.