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Libya's Dbeibah says ready to address Egypt's maritime concerns

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On October 24, Libya’s Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah informed Egypt’s intelligence chief Hassan Rashad that his government is prepared to address Cairo's concerns regarding maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations and coordination on matters of mutual interest during a phone call. This conversation comes after Egypt rejected a previous maritime agreement between Libya and Turkey, citing it as null and void.
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On October 24, Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah of Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Unity spoke with Egypt's intelligence chief Hassan Rashad over the phone, according to a statement from Dbeibah's office. They discussed bilateral relations and Egypt's concerns regarding Mediterranean maritime boundaries and economic waters. This call comes after Egypt rejected on October 20 a maritime agreement between Libya’s eastern-based parliament and Turkey, which Cairo deems null and void. The Libya-Turkey deal was initially agreed upon in 2019 by the Tripoli government but faced opposition from Greece, Egypt, and Cyprus due to overlapping maritime claims and energy exploration rights.

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CAIRO Egypt Libya Tripoli Turkey

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Libya GPE · 8× Egypt GPE · 6× CAIRO GPE · 2× Dbeibah PERSON · 2× Tripoli GPE · 2× Turkey GPE · 2× Abdulhamid Dbeibah PERSON · 1× Government of National Unity ORG · 1× Hassan Rashad PERSON · 1× Khalifa Haftar PERSON · 1×

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The prime minister of Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Unity told Egypt's intelligence chief his government was ready to address Cairo's concerns over Mediterranean maritime boundaries and economic waters, his office said on Saturday.
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🔮 Egypt rejected on Wednesday a maritime boundaries agreement ratified by Libya's eastern-based parliament involving Turkey, saying the deal was null and void and would have no legal effect on Egypt •
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Libya's Dbeibah says ready to address Egypt's maritime concerns · assertive framing

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Libya's Dbeibah says ready to address Egypt's maritime concerns CAIRO, Oct 24 - asserted
Dbeibah → say → concerns
The prime minister of Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Unity told Egypt's intelligence chief his government was ready to address Cairo's concerns over Mediterranean maritime boundaries and economic waters, his office said on Saturday. asserted
office → recognise → Saturday
• Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah and the intelligence chief Hassan Rashad discussed bilateral relations and coordination on matters of mutual interest during a phone call, the statement said • asserted
statement → discuss → call
Egypt rejected on Wednesday a maritime boundaries agreement ratified by Libya's eastern-based parliament involving Turkey, saying the deal was null and void and would have no legal effect on Egypt • asserted
deal → reject → Egypt
The Libya-Turkey maritime deal was originally agreed in 2019 by Libya's internationally recognised government in Tripoli • asserted
deal → agree → Tripoli
The rival eastern administration, under military commander Khalifa Haftar, withheld its approval for years • asserted
administration → withhold → years
The agreement is part of a long-running dispute over maritime claims and energy exploration rights in the eastern Mediterranean • uncertain
agreement → run → Mediterranean
Greece, Egypt and Cyprus have opposed the Libya-Turkey accord, saying it infringes their own maritime claims • uncertain
it → oppose → claims
Libya has been divided between Dbeibah's UN-recognised government in Tripoli and eastern authorities aligned with Haftar • asserted
Libya → divide → Haftar
Egypt and Libya, which share a land border, have longstanding security and economic ties REUTERS asserted
which → share → ties
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