Politics
Turkey offers Egypt maritime demarcation deal as Cairo rejects Libya pact
October 24, 2026 at 05:57 AM
Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler offered Egypt a maritime demarcation agreement; in Istanbul, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty reiterated Cairo's categorical rejection of the Libya-Turkey memorandum.
- Libya's east-based House of Representatives ratified the 2019 Libya-Turkey maritime memorandum, which Egypt, the EU, Greece, Cyprus, and Israel oppose.
- Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Istanbul that Libya's ratification has no legal effect on Egypt.
- Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler announced Turkey's readiness to sign a maritime demarcation agreement with Egypt, offering Cairo about 15,000 additional square kilometers.
- Fidan expressed understanding of Egyptian concerns and stressed continued consultation and coordination on Libya.