The broader international pushback to the Turkey-Libya maritime accord includes Greece, Cyprus, and EU leadership forming a coalition against external interference in the eastern Mediterranean.

EU leaders reaffirmed their opposition to external interference in Libya and expressed solidarity with Greece and Cyprus, stressing respect for sovereign rights.

Libya’s Parliament unanimously ratified the pact last week, setting a boundary line between Turkey’s and Libya’s exclusive economic zones in the eastern Mediterranean southeast of Crete.

The US urged regional actors and partners in the eastern Mediterranean to pursue negotiated solutions and avoid provocative moves that could escalate maritime disputes.

The US State Department called the Turkey-Libya boundary agreement unconstructive and provocative, saying Libya’s ratification has heightened regional tensions.

Turkey maintains that islands do not have full EEZ entitlements, contrasting with Greek and Cypriot positions and fueling ongoing regional maritime dispute.

Turkey welcomed the parliamentary approval, calling it progress toward defending Turkey and Libya’s rights and signaling plans for cooperation and fair resource sharing in the region.

Greece and Cyprus, backed by the EU, oppose the agreement, insisting that Crete and Cyprus have full EEZ entitlements and that there is no shared boundary in the waters in question.