Mitsotakis says no EU deal on Libya unless Turkey accord scrapped

The European Union will not agree to a political solution to Libya's factional conflict unless Turkey and Libya abandon a maritime accord they signed in November, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday.

Libya's internationally recognized prime minister, Fayez al-Serraj, said this week that his country will face a "catastrophic situation" unless foreign powers put pressure on eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar to lift a blockade of oilfields that has cut output to almost zero.

Serraj inked an agreement with Turkey in November that seeks to create an exclusive economic zone from Turkey's southern Mediterranean shore to Libya's northeast coast. It carves out a slanting sea corridor, potentially clearing the way for oil and gas exploration in the area.

Greece, which is at odds with Turkey over decades-old issues ranging from mineral rights in...