The latest “Brief” papers published by the #Emirates_Policy_Center analyze key legal, regional and international consequences of the maritime agreement signed recently by #Turkey and the Government of National Accord in #Libya.
Link: bit.ly/37JjAIh
Link: bit.ly/37JjAIh
The Turkish side was able to impose its legal will over the Government of National Accord and capture Greek maritime areas in the Mediterranean by exploiting divisions and chaos in #Libya and backed by this agreement. bit.ly/37JjAIh
By applying the rules of the international law on the terms of the Turkish-Libyan memorandum of understanding, it is evident that these terms are in violation of the rules of international law and the international Law of the Sea. #Turkey #Libya bit.ly/37JjAIh
The agreement between #Turkey and the government of national accord in #Libya clearly violates the consensus rules on the delimitation of joint maritime boundaries between Mediterranean countries and will have legal and nonlegal consequences for the region bit.ly/37JjAIh
The agreement is a blatant assault on the sovereign economic rights of #Greece in the #Mediterranean Sea pursuant to article 121 of the #UN Convention on the law of Sea. Greece has expelled the Libyan ambassador in response. #Libya bit.ly/37JjAIh
The deal will increase the likelihood of a maritime conflict between #Turkey on the one side and #Greece and #Egypt on the other. bit.ly/37JjAIh
