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We are not a player because we chose not to. We prefer to adhere to International Law and respect the UN Embargo on Libya.
Despite the fact, the elected parliament of Libya invited us to sign for the demarcation of our maritime zones
Libya’s House of Representatives (Parliament) has decided to appoint Al-Mahdawi Farag, the Admiral of the Libyan Navy, as head of creating an Exclusive Economic Zone deal with Greece.
In November 2019, the Muslim Brotherhood government in Tripoli, led by the ethnic Turk Fayez al-Sarraj, created an illegal maritime deal with Turkey to split Greece’s maritime space between them.
Although the Libyan Civil War has been ongoing for many years, Greece had no involvement or interest in being involved, until the creation of the illegal deal between Sarraj and Turkey.
With Greece demonstrating with Italy how maritime issues can be resolved through international law, unlike the Sarraj-Turkey deal, it is expected that in the coming months more maritime deals with be made with Greece’s neighbours
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