Greece and Egypt to expand maritime EEZ agreement

EEZ delimitation Eastern Mediterranean Turkey-Libya memorandum UNCLOS Greece-Egypt relations

Greece and Egypt have agreed to begin discussions to expand the geographic scope of their 2020 Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) delimitation agreement. This decision follows a telephone conversation between Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis and his Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdelatty.

The move serves as a diplomatic response to the recent ratification of the 2019 Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum by the Libyan House of Representatives. Both Greek and Egyptian officials categorically rejected the Libyan ratification, asserting that the memorandum is illegal and violates international law, specifically the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

In parallel, Greece has escalated its diplomatic efforts at the United Nations. Ambassador Aglaia Baltas has sent a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres challenging the legal validity of the Turkey-Libya memorandum and has briefed the UN Security Council on the potential risks such developments pose to the stability and security of the Eastern Mediterranean.

Entities

Aglaia Baltas · Antonio Guterres · Badr Abdelatty · Egypt · European Union · Giorgos Gerapetritis · Giorgos Geropetritis · Greece · Hakan Fidan · Konstantinos Kombos · United Nations · United Nations Security Council

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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 8 SOURCES] The Turkey-Libya memorandum is illegal and lacks legal consequences for Greece's rights. www.businessdaily.gr · epirusonline.gr · www.milletnews.com · uruguayaldia.com.uy · www.dimokratiki.gr
[● 4 SOURCES] Turkey has used military means to obstruct the Greece-Cyprus electrical interconnection project for two years. seleo.gr · www.energygame.gr · www.insider.gr
[● 4 SOURCES] The European Union does not recognize the Turkey-Libya memorandum. www.businessdaily.gr · epirusonline.gr
[● 5 SOURCES] The Greek government has experienced successive diplomatic failures regarding Turkey. seleo.gr · www.militaire.gr · bankwars.gr · www.insider.gr
[● 4 SOURCES] The EU stated the agreement violates the Law of the Sea. epirusonline.gr
[● 11 SOURCES] The House of Representatives in Eastern Libya ratified the 2019 Turkey-Libya memorandum on October 20, 2026. www.greeknewsusa.com · www.ot.gr · www.sofokleousin.gr · www.thenewspaper.gr · www.milletnews.com · +1 more
[● 6 SOURCES] Foreign Minister Giorgos Geropetritis held telephone discussions with Egypt's Badr Abdelatty and Cyprus's Konstantinos Kombos. www.enikos.gr · cretaone.gr · epirusonline.gr · www.dimokratiki.gr
[● 3 SOURCES] The European Union declared the memorandum void and non-binding for third-party states.
[● 3 SOURCES] Greece and Egypt are preparing for a trilateral summit. epirusonline.gr
[● 8 SOURCES] Ambassador Aglaia Baltas briefed the UN Security Council on the risks to Eastern Mediterranean stability. www.greeknewsusa.com · www.mononews.gr · thefaq.gr · uruguayaldia.com.uy · veteranos.gr
[● 3 SOURCES] Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan requested written notification for the Greece-Cyprus electrical interconnection project. www.ot.gr · www.energygame.gr
[● 5 SOURCES] The 2020 agreement recognized the influence of Greek islands including Crete, Karpathos, and Rhodes. www.thessaliatv.gr · www.thetoc.gr · www.newsbomb.gr · pelop.gr · www.iefimerida.gr