The Libyan Presidential Council objected to the Abdel Hamid al-Dabaiba-led national unity administration, claiming that any agreement must be reached after consultation with it and approval by the relevant legislative bodies.
He believed that international charters, conventions, and local laws govern international cooperation when the presidency responded on Tuesday to the Dabaiba government’s signing of new oil and gas exploration deals with Turkey in Libyan waters.
He continued by saying that the approval of those agreements needs to be approved by legislative councils and that they are governed by cooperation.
These developments came after the new agreements that the Dabaiba government and Turkey signed sparked a heated political debate in Libya and further polarised the nation, which is already suffering from the effects of a power struggle between two rival governments. Parties that defended the viability of these new agreements and their advantages for the nation, while others I considered it illegal because the Dabaiba government’s term had come to an end, and
Both Egypt and Greece declared their opposition to any activity in the “disputed territories” of the eastern Mediterranean, emphasising that the national unity government in Tripoli lacked the power to sign any treaties or memoranda of understanding with foreign governments.
It is noteworthy that the signing of these agreements took place three years after the conclusion of a contentious agreement between the former Government of National Accord led by Fayez Al-Sarraj and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. That agreement included the demarcation of the maritime borders between the two countries and security cooperation, which allowed Ankara to intervene militarily in Libya by sending affiliated forces and foreign mercenaries, helped repel an attack, and allowed Ankara to send troops to Syria.
New agreements were reached between Ankara and the Dabaiba administration on Monday, enabling its businesses to conduct oil and gas exploration in Libyan waters.
This occurred during a trip to Tripoli by a high-ranking Turkish delegation led by Foreign Minister Mevlüt Avuşolu, who was accompanied by the Ministers of Defense Hulusi Akar, Energy, Natural Resources, and Trade, as well as Senior Advisor to the Turkish President Ibrahim Kalin.
Turkey and I both agreed. The Presidential Council is indignant with the Dabaiba administration.
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