Greece and Egypt Call Turkish-Libyan Gas Deal ‘Illegal’

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, left, and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, hold a joint press conference, at the foreign ministry headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. (AP)

Egypt and Greece on Sunday said a deal allowing Turkish hydrocarbon exploration in Libya's Mediterranean waters was "illegal" as Athens said it would oppose it by all "legal means".

On Monday, Türkiye said it had signed a memorandum of understanding on exploration for hydrocarbons in Libya's seas with the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU)