The Libyan parliament has condemned Greece’s renewed call to scrap a 2019 maritime deal between Tripoli and Ankara, branding the appeal a blatant breach of Libya’s sovereignty.
The criticism followed remarks by Greek Parliament Speaker Nikitas Kaklamanis, who urged the annulment of the Turkey–Libya boundary agreement during a meeting in Athens with Libyan Speaker Aguila Saleh on Sunday.
Misbah Ouhida, the Libyan parliament’s second deputy speaker, said Tripoli viewed the statements with “astonishment and disapproval,” accusing Athens of repeated interference in Libya’s internal affairs.
He described the comments as a clear violation of national sovereignty and warned that Libya alone determines its national interests and the agreements it chooses to maintain.
Ouhida stressed Libya’s commitment to neighbourly relations based on mutual respect, yet firmly rejected any external attempt to impose political directives on the country.
The 2019 agreement outlines maritime boundaries between Libya and Turkey, a pact Greece argues infringes on its exclusive economic zone in the eastern Mediterranean.
Addressing concerns over the deal, Ouhida emphasised that international norms grant sovereign states full authority over their treaties, declaring that no foreign power has the right to dictate whether Libya should ratify, amend, or withdraw from its agreements.
He urged Greece to exercise restraint, respect Libya’s sovereignty, and cease efforts to influence decisions that rest solely with Libyan institutions.