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State Law are officially the two Maritime Zone Delimitation Agreements with Italy and Egypt as posted on Friday night in Government Gazette.
In accordance with article 3 of the annex to the agreements: “The validity of this law starts from its publication in the Official Gazette and the Convention ratified by the fulfillment of the circumstance conditions b) of Article 5 thereof “.
Consequently, the second paragraph of Article 5 establishes that the agreement enters into force on the date of exchange of the instruments of ratification by the two parties.
It is recalled that the two agreements ratified by the Greek Parliament by a large majority.
Especially because of the agreement with Egypt, which “upset” Ankara, as the Turkish-Libyan Memorandum “sends to the trash”, as protothema.gr wroteDiplomatic sources have described it as balanced, fully in accordance with the Law of the Sea, which ensures the influence of our islands in the maritime zones.
Particularly:
This agreement is part of a broader strategy to resolve bilateral issues, building alliances with third parties in a way that promotes national interests, based on respect for international law.
It is a balanced agreement. It fully complies with the law of the sea as applied in practice and in jurisprudence. Our firm position that the islands have sovereign continental shelf and EEZ rights is solemnly confirmed.
The influence of our islands in the maritime zones is assured.
In the negotiations for the agreement, the main criteria were the provisions of the Law of the Sea and especially the right of the islands to maritime zones.
The message in all directions is that Greece does not make illegal agreements, nor does it force other countries to accept lion agreements. Negotiates and delimits according to the law of the sea and the correctness of our policy against illegal actions, such as the Turkish-Libyan memorandum, is demonstrated by the fact that Cairo borders Greece, despite the futile efforts of Turkey to offer more . .
• In all aspects, it is a great national success that comes after the agreement with Italy and closes a period of inaction and hesitation in foreign policy.
• Our country significantly increases its sovereign footprint and ensures its sovereign rights and jurisdiction.
• The country implements a national integration strategy guaranteeing full respect for international law and the peaceful settlement of disputes in the eastern Mediterranean.
• The country creates a heritage within the framework of international law that no one can question. It bears the fruits (in practice and not in words) of a principled policy based on cooperation and international law.
• It is an agreement between countries that do not question the rights of others, do not blackmail, do not threaten.
Confirms the invalidity of the Turkish-Libyan Memorandum
• Effective action to bury the Turkish-Libyan pact.
• The agreement was signed with Cairo after 13 rounds of negotiations and 15 years after its inception, as well as 8 months after the Ankara-Tripoli agreement.
• Now, in addition to the practical confirmation of the invalidity of the illegal Turkish-Libyan memorandum, we are ensuring our legal rights, in agreement with a neighboring country. Our diplomatic position is further strengthened, emphasizing with absolute clarity that the Turkish claims are completely illegal and without foundation.
• Libya is now between two perfectly legal borders (Greece-Italy and Greece-Egypt). The Libyan government has absolutely no legal basis to reject the discussion with Greece in order to legally complete the demarcation between the US EEZs in the region south of Crete. This demarcation is the only legal one and serves the interests of our two countries.
It was confirmed that the observance of the law of the sea is a capable and necessary condition for the delimitation of the maritime zones of the countries of the region.
We hope that Turkey and Libya understand and harmonize with this reality so that all outstanding issues can be resolved.
• Turkey’s illegal attempt to delimit the EEZ directly with Egypt in violation of the sovereign rights of the Greek islands in maritime zones is effectively addressed.
• The current demarcation is partial, that is, it is part of a subsequent total demarcation between the two countries.
“Finally, relations with the largest Arab country in the world, Egypt, have deepened and strengthened.”
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