Government spokesman calls Turkey-Libya pact illegal and dismisses claims of defeat

Pavlos Marinakis, the government’s official spokesperson, told ERT that the recently signed Turkey-Libya memorandum is both illegal and void, referencing the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and the supportive views of Egypt, Israel and the European Union. He dismissed opposition rhetoric that the development constitutes a defeat for Greece’s foreign policy, arguing that the pact yields no enforceable outcomes.

Marinakis highlighted Greece’s recent diplomatic gains, including exclusive economic zone agreements with Italy and Egypt, a comprehensive maritime spatial plan, and the acquisition of Rafale fighters and progress on the F-35 programme. He also addressed criticism from New Democracy MPs Demetris Kairidis and Demetris Kalogeropoulos, noting they share his view of the pact’s illegality but differ on labeling it a loss. Finally, he reaffirmed that the Greece-Cyprus electricity interconnector will move forward, stressing its role in ending Cyprus’s energy isolation and its backing by a major French company and EU institutions.