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Turkish Exports to Libya Exceed $2 Billion in 2022
2022-11-16
It is the job of the Ottoman empire territories to pay for the privilege if being ruled.
[LibyaReview] The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...
’s exports to Libya have exceeded $2 billion dollars as of October of this year. According to figures from the Ottoman Turkish Exporters Council, exports increased by 3.3% compared to the same period last year.

The value of Ottoman Turkish exports to Libya during the first ten months of this year amounted to two billion and 24 million dollars.

In late October, Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdel-Hamid Dbaiba signed two military cooperation agreements with Ottoman Turkish Minister of Defence, Hulusi Akar.
And there it is. They’ve been shipping Libyan gold to Ankara for several years with that excuse.
According to the government’s Hakomitna platform, the first agreement provides for "raising the efficiency of military aviation capabilities in Libya, with the help of Ottoman Turkish expertise."

The second agreement included "implementation protocols for the security agreement signed by the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in 2019."

The two parties held talks at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Istanbul. They discussed aspects of bilateral cooperation in different fields.

The discussions were attended by Libya’s Chief of General Staff in the Western Region, Lieutenant-General Mohammed al-Haddad, and his Ottoman Turkish counterpart, along with a number of officers and officials in the two armies.

In early October, the GNU signed two memoranda of understanding on oil and gas with Turkey. Libya’s Foreign Minister, Najla al-Mangoush said in a presser: "The memorandum of understanding is in the interest of both countries, and contributes to solving the global crisis regarding energy and gas."

90 members of the Libyan Parliament expressed their "rejection and strong condemnation of the signing of vague memorandums of understanding between the outgoing GNU headed by Abdel-Hamid Dbaiba and Turkey."

The MP’s referred to the political agreement, which "prohibits the government from signing any agreements or treaties during the transitional stage."

They said that "what the Dbaiba government had done did not impose any current or future obligations on the Libyan state, as it was done with a non-relevant party."

Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias and his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry discussed the legitimacy of the recently signed Ottoman Turkish-Libyan memorandum of understanding.

The two sides confirmed that the "GNU’s mandate has ended, and it does not have the authority to conclude any international agreements," the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The EU Spokesman, Peter Stano said the recently signed hydrocarbons deal between Libya and Turkey could "potentially undermine regional stability".

"The European Union
...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing...
takes note of the reports indicating that Turkey and the GNU have signed an agreement on hydrocarbons based on the 2019 Turkey-Libya Memorandum of Understanding, on the delimitation of maritime jurisdiction areas in the Mediterranean," the EU said in a statement on Monday.
Posted by:trailing wife

#1  European Parliament response to Turkey-Libya 2019 agreement on limits in the seas: "This provocative and illegal agreement violates the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and ignores the sovereign rights not only of Cyprus but also of other neighbouring states in the region."
Posted by: Slavising Unineting5672   2022-11-16 06:27  

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