Erdogan's maritime agreement 'infuriates' al-Sisi - and the immediate counter-response

Egypt is preparing for a diplomatic confrontation with Turkey and Libya following the ratification of the Turkish-Libyan maritime memorandum in eastern Libya. Cairo is preparing a legal memorandum for the UN and the Security Council, while simultaneously examining with Greece an expansion of the agreement delimiting their exclusive economic zones.

Egypt is entering a diplomatic and legal confrontation with Turkey and Libya, following the re-ratification of the 2019 Turkish-Libyan maritime memorandum in the House of Representatives of eastern Libya. Cairo is preparing a comprehensive legal memorandum for the UN and the Security Council, aiming to challenge the agreement's implications for its sovereign rights in the eastern Mediterranean. According to a report on the 'Al-Araby Al-Jadeed' network, the Egyptian leadership is considering an escalation of its political and legal steps, while maintaining open communication channels with Ankara, Tripoli, and Benghazi. Simultaneously, Egypt and Greece are examining an eastward expansion of their 2020 agreement delimiting their exclusive economic zones, as a legal and diplomatic tool against Turkey's maritime claims. The source of the conflict is a dispute over maritime borders and rights to gas and oil extraction. The ratification of the memorandum in the parliament of eastern Libya strengthens Turkey's position and reflects a rapprochement between it and the Haftar camp, an ally of Egypt.