Libya on Friday rejected the decision taken by Egypt on December 11 to unilaterally delimit the maritime borders between the two countries.
In a statement, the Libyan Foreign Ministry said that “this demarcation is unjust because it was announced unilaterally, it violates the territorial integrity of Libya and the principles of good faith and respect for sovereignty”.
“The delimitation of the borders between the two countries must be done by mutual agreement through negotiations that guarantee the interests of both parties and respect the principle of equality,” the statement added.
In November 2019, Turkey and Libya signed a maritime delimitation agreement that provided a legal framework to prevent any fait accompli by states in the region. As a result, attempts by the Greek government to appropriate huge parts of Libya’s continental shelf when a political crisis hit the North African country in 2011 were averted.
