Turkey-Libya deal invalid, Haftar tells Greek PM

The agreement on maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean signed between Turkey and the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) is in violation of international law and is therefore invalid, Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar said after a meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens on Friday.
He said that the government of Fayez al-Serraj did not have the legitimacy to sign a memorandum of that sort.
According to government sources, Haftar bemoaned the counterproductive impact of outside interference on a military and political level. He said that the people of Libya should be free to decide about their future through an inclusive, nationwide assembly.
During the 40-minute meeting, Mitsotakis urged Haftar to take a constructive stance at the upcoming conference on the Libya crisis in Berlin.
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