Another move that puts the brakes on Recep Tayyip Erdogan's plans for drilling in the Eastern Mediterranean has been announced.
Five Libyan lawyers have appealed to the competent court in Tripoli in Libya against the recent memorandum signed by Abdelhamid Dbeiba's interim government of national unity and Turkey,in the hydrocarbons sector, which Athens stresses "violates Greece's sovereign rights, is a violation of international law and a deliberate escalation that undermines stability in the region".
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The appeal seeks, according to sigmalive, cited by Al-Arabiya, the annulment of the memorandum, with a number of arguments, including that the Dbeiba government has no legitimacy to enter into international agreements, the agreement was called a memorandum of understanding, but it is an economic oil agreement, the agreement violates many provisions of the oil law, most notably the lack of experience of Turkish companies in this field.
At the same time, the lawyers filed a request for an interim injunction for its immediate suspension because it "illegally usurped from the Libyan National Oil Company its exclusive jurisdiction to trade oil and contains texts that require different interpretations, causing serious harm that cannot be remedied if Turkey starts implementing the agreement."
"It unties the hands of Greece, Egypt and other countries"
This development, according to Ottomanologist - Legal Dr. Dimitris Stathakopoulos, depending of course on its outcome, may automatically untie the hands of Greece, Egypt and other countries with a vested interest, who would seek the annulment of the memorandum.
As he told Open, the memorandum is not considered invalid in principle, but only voidable, only if appealed, as in this case by the Libyan lawyers, then it can be annulled.
The appeal was accepted as to the admissibility of the filing and a determination of the court and a decision is expected.
The appeal was accepted as to the admissibility of the filing and a determination of the court and a decision is expected.
If it is annulled through the courts, Turkey can theoretically seek compensation from Libya for lost profits, claiming that when it signed it was in good faith and did not expect annulment.
"Slap" also from Cairo
Recall that a few days ago Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received another "slap" for the illegal Turkish-Libyan memorandum, this time from Egypt.
Indicative is an article in the Egyptian newspaper, Al Ahram, which among other things states that "Egypt has rejected recent Turkish efforts to explore for natural gas in areas in the eastern Mediterranean that Cairo recognizes as part of Cypriot and Greek waters."
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