Greece, Libya to hold talks on maritime zones dispute

Greece and Libya’s UN-recognised authorities person agreed to clasp talks to resoluteness a long-running quality implicit their respective exclusive economical zones successful the Mediterranean Sea, Athens said Wednesday.

The Greek overseas ministry said the statement came during a visit to Athens connected Wednesday by Libya’s overseas curate Taher Salem Al Baour.

“The two ministers announced the start of the process for the delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone betwixt Greece and Libya,” overseas ministry spokeswoman Lana Zohiou said successful a statement.

After the archetypal league connected Wednesday, the adjacent gathering is acceptable to beryllium successful Tripoli, the Libyan capital, she added.

Libya angered Greece successful 2019 by signing a maritime delimitation statement with Turkey, which Athens argues disregards the rights of Greek islands.

Greece this period sent the United Nations a letter, rejecting Libya’s claims to date, which stretch implicit areas south of Crete that Athens has earmarked for hydrocarbon exploration.

The northbound African state is still plagued by part and instability aft years of unrest pursuing the NATO-backed uprising that toppled longtime person Moamer Kadhafi successful 2011.

It remains divided betwixt the UN-recognised authorities successful the west and its eastbound rival, backed by subject commandant Khalifa Haftar.

Source: AFP