The key facts
- Libya's House of Representatives unanimously approved the Turkey-Libya memorandum on the delimitation of maritime jurisdictions in the Mediterranean, signed in November 2019 with the then Government of National Accord.
- The parliament also repealed its 2020 resolution rejecting the ratification of agreements with Turkey.
- Erdogan said the joint defense agreement between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia has been submitted to the Turkish parliament; no date yet for a Damascus visit.
Libyan parliament approves maritime agreement with Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, at a meeting of the parliamentary faction of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Ankara, welcomed the decision by Libya's eastern House of Representatives to approve the memorandum on the delimitation of maritime jurisdictions between the two countries.
Reversal of the earlier rejection
According to Anadolu, on Tuesday the House of Representatives, based in eastern Libya, unanimously ratified the memorandum signed in November 2019 with the then Government of National Accord to establish the boundaries of the parties' maritime jurisdictions in the Mediterranean. The parliament also repealed its 2020 resolution, which had previously rejected the ratification of agreements with Turkey, reversing its earlier position on the deal.
Defense agreement and Damascus visit
Erdogan also said that the joint defense agreement signed by Turkey with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia has been submitted to the Turkish parliament for ratification. After the meeting, when asked by journalists about a possible visit to Damascus, he said:
