The Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Aug. 6 that the exclusive zone designated in the agreement falls in the area of Turkey’s continental shelf. It also said that the deal also violates Libya’s maritime rights.
“A maritime boundary between Greece and Egypt does not exist. With respect to Turkey, the so-called maritime delimitation agreement signed today is null and void. This understanding will reflect on the ground and at the table,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.
“The supposedly-delimited area lies within the Turkish continental shelf as declared to the United Nations.”
Egypt and Greece signed an agreement on Aug. 6 that sets the sea boundary between the two countries and demarcates an exclusive economic zone for oil and gas drilling rights.