Greece and Libya Agree to Launch Formal Maritime Boundary Talks in Diplomatic Breakthrough

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis has announced that Athens and Tripoli have agreed to open formal technical discussions on delimiting their Exclusive Economic Zone and continental shelf boundaries, marking the most significant diplomatic breakthrough between the two countries in years. The agreement emerged from a day of intensive talks in Tripoli between Mr. Gerapetritis, Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah and acting Foreign Minister Al Taher Salem Al Baour. "We decided to ...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA