Maritime authority agreement with Libya. Bahçeli: A development that strengthens Türkiye's rights and interests

MHP Chairman Devlet Bahçeli made a written statement regarding the approval of the Türkiye-Libya maritime jurisdiction agreement by the Libyan House of Representatives.

Bahçeli stated that the Memorandum on Limitation of Maritime Jurisdiction Areas, which was signed and entered into force between Türkiye and Libya in 2019, reached a new stage by being approved by the Libyan House of Representatives.

MHP leader Bahçeli included the following statements in his statement:

-This decision has been an important development that reinforces the legal and political basis of the current agreement and strengthens the basis of Turkey's rights and interests in the Eastern Mediterranean. Beyond strengthening Türkiye-Libya relations, this development is a step that can contribute to the peace and stability of the Mediterranean, the security of our heartland and cultural geography, and making Europe's energy supply lines safer.

-To be strong in the seas, to expand the horizons of the state; To protect national rights is to secure the future. Turkey's presence in the Mediterranean; It should be the guarantee of peace, stability and mutual benefits.

APPROVAL OF THE Türkiye-LIBYA MARITIME JURISDICTION AGREEMENT BY THE LIBYA COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES

The Libyan House of Representatives approved the memorandum of understanding regarding the determination of maritime jurisdiction areas signed between Libya and Türkiye in 2019.

In the statement made by the Libyan House of Representatives, it was stated that the Parliament convened in Benghazi.

In the statement, it was noted that the House of Representatives unanimously approved the Memorandum of Understanding signed in 2019 between the Government of National Accord and Türkiye regarding the delimitation of maritime jurisdiction areas in the Mediterranean, and the following statements were made:

“The House of Representatives also unanimously annulled the House of Representatives Resolution No. (1) of 2020 regarding the refusal to ratify two memorandums of understanding signed between the Government of National Accord and the Turkish government.”