PM Mitsotakis announces EEZ delimitation talks with Libya

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, successful his weekly reappraisal connected κοινωνικά media, announced the motorboat of Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) delimitation talks with Libya’s Tripoli government.

“The archetypal gathering of the technical committees has already taken spot present successful Athens, and the adjacent 1 will beryllium held successful Tripoli. We still person a agelong way to spell earlier reaching an agreement, but it is simply a affirmative development,” helium said.

Mitsotakis stressed that determination stability depends connected agreements based connected planetary instrumentality and not connected “baseless memoranda,” referring to the maritime zones memorandum the erstwhile Tripoli authorities signed with Ankara successful 2019.

The memorandum, which Greece rejects arsenic it encroaches connected its maritime zones, has remained a constituent of contention in relations betwixt Athens and Tripoli since then.

The premier curate noted that talks with Libya began soon aft US vigor elephantine Chevron formally expressed its involvement successful offshore blocks south of Crete.

“The start of the delimitation process with Libya comes conscionable a fewer days aft the ceremonial confirmation of the American institution Chevron’s information successful the planetary tender for the 4 offshore blocks south of Crete and the Peloponnese,” helium said.

Mitsotakis besides referred to the acquisition of a 4th Belharra frigate, Themistocles, noting that the applicable measure has already been submitted to Parliament.

“The 2nd improvement concerns the acquisition of the 4th state-of-the-art Belharra frigate. The applicable measure from the Ministry of National Defense has already been submitted to Parliament,” helium said, adding that the archetypal frigate, Kimon, will beryllium delivered astir the extremity of 2025.