Gas agreement between Türkiye and Libya

Turkey signs preliminary agreement with Libya on hydrocarbons and protocol During a visit to Libya, a high-level delegation including Turkey’s foreign, energy and defense ministers signed a series of preliminary agreements with the Tripoli government on issues including the exploration of potential energy resources in Libyan territorial waters. “We discussed steps towards a political solution and our relations with Prime Minister (Adulhamid) Dibeybe. We signed Memoranda of Understanding in the fields of hydrocarbons and protocol,” Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu said on Twitter. However, the eastern Libyan parliament opposed the move. Speaking at the ceremony in Tripoli, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and his Libyan counterpart said they signed a memorandum of understanding that will benefit both countries. It is not yet clear whether the preliminary agreement includes concrete items of agreement, such as the agreement reached in 2019 between the then-Tripoli government and Turkey on undersea exploration in the “exclusive economic zone.” While Greece and Cyprus opposed the borders of the exclusive economic zone between Libya and Turkey, Egypt and Israel criticized it. "It doesn't matter what they think," said Çavuşoğlu, adding, "Third countries have no right to interfere."