Approval of the Türkiye-Libya maritime jurisdiction areas agreement by the Libyan House of Representatives

The Libyan House of Representatives unanimously approved the maritime jurisdiction agreement signed with Türkiye in 2019.

According to the statement made by the Libyan Parliament, the parliament thus reversed its previous decision to reject the agreement and cut political relations with Ankara.

In the statement made by the Libyan House of Representatives, it was stated that the House 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.”