UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Egypt has told the U.N. Security Council it rejects two agreements between Turkey and Libya’s U.N.-supported government on maritime rights in the Mediterranean and military cooperation. The maritime deal would give Turkey access to an economic zone across the Mediterranean, over the objections of Greece, Cyprus and Egypt, which lie between Turkey and Libya geographically. Egypt’s U.N. ambassador, Mohammed Edrees, said in the letter obtained Thursday by The Associated Press that by signing the deal last month Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj violated the 2015 agreement that established the country's interim government, which the Security Council endorsed. The ambassador said the House of Representatives has not endorsed the two memorandums of understanding with Turkey. The Tripoli-based government issued a statement Thursday saying its Cabinet had agreed to “activate" the memorandum of understanding on security cooperation between itself and Turkey.

Source: Libya Today December 19, 2019 21:00 UTC