OR Egypt He asked the United States to intervene to prevent the Eastern Parliament in Libya from ratifying the shipping agreement with Turkey, the so -called turquoiseas many regional officials told Middle East Eye.
An Egyptian official told Mee on Wednesday (2/7/25) that Cairo is worried that if the Eastern Libyan Parliament ratifies the Turkish -tired Memorandum, which was initially signed by the opponent Western Government of Eastern Libya in 2019, 2019 could cause tensions in the Eastern Mediterraneanat a time when Egypt is fighting with the impact of wars on Gaza and Sudan.
Two other sources said that Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelati raised the issue of US intervention in telephone with Masand Boulos, US senior adviser to Africa last month.
The American envoy in the area would call Halifar Happear to discuss the issue.
Several media in Libya reported that the Eastern Libyan parliament could in the coming weeks validated the Turkolibyan memorandum, which defines the EEZs of the two countries, ignoring Greece’s rights in the region.
The Eastern Libyan parliament has initially opposed the agreement, but in recent months, and despite intensive pressure from Athens and Cairo, Haftar seems to be close to approving the agreement.
Sources told Mee that the growing contacts of his son General Haftar, Saddam Haphtar, with Ankara, have “annoyed” Egypt. Saddam Haftar has visited Turkey at least 3 times in recent months and has made a series of contacts with Turkish officers.
It is recalled that the Greek Foreign Minister, George Gerapetritis, is expected to go to Benghazi and Tripoli this week.
A few weeks ago, the Libyan national oil company, based in Tripoli, signed an agreement with Turkey’s state -owned oil company (TPAO) to conduct oil investigations on four marine plots, which, according to Egyptian officials, may be.