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Cyprus decries maritime border deal between Turkey & Libya’s govt | |
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Cyprus’ Foreign Ministry on Friday decried an agreement between Turkey and Libya’s UN-backed government to delineate the maritime boundaries between the two countries as a serious breach of international law. | Cyprus’ Foreign Ministry on Friday decried an agreement between Turkey and Libya’s UN-backed government to delineate the maritime boundaries between the two countries as a serious breach of international law. |
The ministry said a memorandum of understanding which the two countries signed has no legal validity and can’t undermine the rights of Cyprus or other eastern Mediterranean countries, AP reports. | |
It also said Turkey’s “distortion” of international law doesn’t afford it any legal rights and demonstrates that Ankara “is alone in its views.” | It also said Turkey’s “distortion” of international law doesn’t afford it any legal rights and demonstrates that Ankara “is alone in its views.” |
Turkey doesn’t recognize Cyprus as a state and is conducting exploratory gas drilling in waters where the ethnically-divided island nation has exclusive economic rights. Ankara says it is defending its rights and those of breakaway Turkish Cypriots to regional energy reserves. |
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