Turkey signals readiness for maritime border deal with Egypt
Turkey's defense ministry says it is ready to sign a maritime border agreement with Egypt, offering Cairo a larger exclusive economic zone than a deal with Greece.
Key Takeaways
AITurkey's Ministry of Defense has announced its readiness to sign an agreement with Egypt to demarcate the maritime borders between the two countries.
The ministry stated that Egypt could gain more than 15,000 additional square kilometers within its maritime jurisdiction compared to what it might receive under an agreement with Greece.
The Turkish position was outlined during a press conference held on Wednesday by Turkish Defense Ministry spokesperson Zeki Akturk, following the Libyan House of Representatives' ratification on October 20 of the 2019 maritime agreement between Ankara and Tripoli, which Egypt has previously rejected.