Greece's foreign ministry on Friday said it was expelling the Libyan ambassador for failing to disclose the contents of a disputed maritime jurisdiction deal with Turkey that has raised hackles in the region. Part of the deal sets a maritime boundary between the two countries, which Greece says fails to take into account the island of Crete. "Greece's decision to expel our ambassador is unacceptable," said Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Siala told Libya al-Ahrar television. The Libya-Turkey deal "violates international maritime law... (including) the right of Greek islands to maritime boundaries," foreign ministry spokesman Alexandros Gennimatas had earlier told reporters. - 'Diplomatic courtesy' -On a visit to Rome on Friday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu accused Athens of needlessly trying to intimidate Tripoli.

Source: Libya Today December 06, 2019 21:33 UTC