In particular, the draft states: ‘The European Council has examined the worrying situation in Libya and its potential implications for both European security and migratory flows. It reaffirms the European Union’s steady support for Libya and the UN support mission to Libya to promote national reconciliation, institutional unity and a transparent, no exclusion of dialogue, based on the ownership and consensus of Libyans themselves. The European Council reminds that the Memorandum of Understanding Turkey -Libya For the demarcation of marine zones in the Mediterranean it violates the sovereign rights of third countries, does not comply with the law of the sea and cannot have legal consequences for third states. “
In Brussels there is yesterday afternoon the Kyriakos Mitsotakis in order to attend the European Council meeting today, following yesterday’s NATO meeting in The Hague. On the agenda of the debate of European leaders are the latest developments in Ukraine and the Middle East, immigration, the situation in Moldova and the Western Balkans as well as EU internal security issues and a readiness to deal with crisis.
The backdrop
While the government’s attention was turned yesterday to NATO In The Hague, the Tripoli government in Libya took another step that could be perceived as a “message” in Athens. And this is because the agreement of the exploitation of four of its land “Libyan EEZ“On the basis of the illegal Turkish -troop memorandum with Turkey’s state -owned oil company, it has” alerted “the Greek government to determine if the paper He constitutes a violation of Greek sovereign rights.
Based on the reading of the map that was “playing” and as a background behind the signatures of the Tripoli government with TRAOS, the government estimates that the beginning of the middle line has been followed. Competent sources emphasize that Egypt is expected to have a bigger problem with this map. It is evident, however,, according to a higher diplomatic source, that Greece’s agreement with Chevron on plots south of Crete activated the Turkish reflexes and the consequent Libyan.
Mr. Mitsotakis was expected to request to be included again in the conclusions of today’s session of what was decided in 2019 for turquoisethat is, that it is not recognized by the European Union and therefore cannot produce any legal effect. “I find it important that this repetition will be completely clear towards Libya at this time,” Mr Mitsotakis said yesterday at the Hague press conference.
Giavas-Yavas for a Greek-Turkish appointment
Developments on the front with Libya, however, are “burdened” by the discussion environment with Turkey. Mr. Mitsotakis had a brief conversation with him yesterday Tayyip Erdoganon the sidelines of the NATO Summit, with himself meaning “we raised the issues we had to raise”.
In this environment, a date is expected for the Supreme Cooperation Council, which goes a month further. Diplomatic sources estimated that it could be done in early July, but this scenario seems utopian now. Greek -Turkishtherefore, the top appointments are unlikely to have a promotional agenda. In this light, Mr Mitsotakis and Erdogan choose to maintain a “regularity” of short, regular contacts, away from tensions on the field, but without the Greek government having illusions about the wider geopolitical scene.
It should be noted, NATO’s next meeting will be held next year in Turkey, with a neighbor seeking all means re -entering the western equipment.