Key Facts

• Libya’s eastern parliament, based in Tobruk and aligned with Khalifa Haftar, approved a 2019 maritime deal with Turkiye.
• The deal was originally signed with Libya’s UN-recognized government in Tripoli but was rejected by the eastern parliament in 2020.
• The agreement defines maritime borders between Libya and Turkiye in the Mediterranean Sea.
• Eastern Libya’s parliament now supports the deal, reversing its earlier rejection.
• This approval reflects increased military and strategic ties between Turkiye and Haftar’s forces.
• Turkiye helped stop Haftar’s forces from capturing Tripoli in 2019 by sending military support.
• Greece and Cyprus opposed the maritime deal, seeing it as a violation of international law and their rights.
• Turkiye aims to maintain influence and secure economic interests in Libya through this agreement.