Threatens with its own “investigations” in the land area south of its Crete, her ‘government’ East Libya, In response to the Greek initiative to authorize the plots south of Crete, a few days after its announcement, Benghazi denounced Greece for violating Libya’s sovereign rights.
These developments testify to the mobility that has activated in Libya The Greek Initiative and makes direct contact with the two sides to investigate the intentions and, in particular, to demonstrate the road to re -opening talks, after almost 15 years, for a maritime zone delineation agreement on its base. Sea law. Such an agreement will bind both sides, until the political problem is resolved and an elected and democratically legitimized government in the country arises. Osama Hamad is the “Prime Minister” who has appointed the Parliament In the parallel government based in Benghazi and has the support of general Hufftar, But it does not have international legitimacy.
Difficult but necessary are the meetings of Gerapetritis
The preparations for the visit of George Gerapetritis, probably on July 6, in Tripoli and Benghazi, where meetings are expected but necessary.
On the agenda, another serious issue has been added: The Migration. As traffickers are under pressure on other marine channels, they turn the flows towards the Crete, creating a suffocating situation on the island and the competent Greek authorities.
Her ‘government’ Benghazi, considering that the two Greek plots violate the Libyan EEZ In the part of Libya, which he controls, he hastened, on the occasion of the concession competition, to be positioned against Greece, following her example dbleba to Tripoli.
Reflection in Athens
A move that caused reflection due to relationships developed in 2019 with its strong men East Libya, the general Hufftar and the Speaker of the House Akila Saleh who had renounced the Turkish Memorandum. It is even characteristic that the Greek Consul General was called to the “Foreign Ministry” in Benghazi in Benghazi. St. Nun and he was raised by a protest on the issue of land.
But O. Hamad, in his statements, returned on Sunday and in his statements, thanking Greece for the help he offered during the disaster in Derna, expressed his opposition to the publication in the EU newspaper. On June 12th of the competition for the licensing of the two plots south of Crete, arguing that part of the plots falls within the EEZ, Libya.
Benghazi’s “Prime Minister” confirmed that Turquoise It has been referred to the House of Representatives and has warned that if there is no dialogue on the issue of land with Greece, Libya will resort to licensing for the same areas to companies specializing in hydrocarbon research.
The scenario of a common Tripoli – Benghazi movement
Of course, the “government” of Benghazi does not have the opportunity to announce a tender. However, in the abnormal situation in Libya, no one can know with certainty that they will not be “willing” to contribute to a real question of Greek sovereign rights.
As the Libyan state -owned oil company maintains contacts with Benghazi, the possibility of a common movement of Tripoli – Benghazi cannot be ruled out. In such a case, the third memorandum could be activated by Dbamba with Anchor, which concerns an agreement on Libyan seaside areas by the Turkish state -owned company TPAO.
THE OH Hamad also announced that, by Council of Ministers’ decision 122/2025, a committee has been set up to revise border demarcation at Exclusive Economic Zone, securing the interests of Libya and with respect to the principles of international law and good neighborly, even referring to Egypt. The Tripoli government had clashed a year ago with Cairo, questioning EEZ delineation from Egypt on the adjacent coasts of the two countries. Egypt’s demarcation essentially questioned the “extension” on the Libyan side of the illegal demarcation provided for by the Turkish -tired Memorandum.