Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Kurtulmuş: Türkiye and Libya have the will and power to make decisions regarding their own future.

In his statement on his social media account, Grand National Assembly of Turkey Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş stated that they welcomed the unanimous acceptance of the Libyan House of Representatives of the Memorandum of Understanding on the Delimitation of Turkey-Libya Maritime Jurisdiction Areas, which has been in force since 2019.

Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Kurtulmuş, stated the following in his statement:

"We believe that this development will further strengthen our relations with friendly and brotherly Libya, and contribute to the protection of the legitimate rights and interests of both countries and the permanence of peace, security and stability in the Mediterranean. The objections and counter-claims made from outside against this step taken by the mutual will of the two sovereign states have no effect on us. Turkey and Libya have the will and power to make decisions regarding their own future. Turkey, while resolutely defending its rights and interests with its strong and principled foreign policy, aims to strengthen peace and stability in the Mediterranean basin. "We will continue to develop dialogue and cooperation with all regional countries within the framework of international law."