Mitsotakis invokes international law and the Greece-Egypt maritime agreement as a model for resolving disputes in the eastern Mediterranean

Chairing a UN Security Council session, the PM said international law cannot be applied selectively and Greek islands cannot be ignored

Six countries warn against undermining international law, following ratification by Libya’s eastern parliament; US describes latter move as unhelpful and provocative

Turkish president dismisses Greek, EU and Egyptian objections as legally unfounded; Washington calls the Libyan parliament’s ratification 'unhelpful and provocative'

Egypt has reiterated its categorical opposition to Libya’s ratification of the 2019 Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum, amid wider regional disputes over maritime boundaries and exclusive economic zones (EEZs)

Greece and Egypt 'double down' on opposition to this week's ratification of a 2019 Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum, reaffirming international law as consultations continue on expanding their 2020 EEZ deal

Egypt says the agreement has no legal effect on its maritime rights, while Israel accuses Ankara of undermining stability in the eastern Mediterranean

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, only hours after the news, reiterated that the 2019 memorandum infringes on the sovereign rights of third states, does not comply with the Law of the Sea and remains null and void

The International Law of the Sea cannot be changed by unilateral, legally unfounded decisions, the Greek foreign ministry stated on Tuesday afternoon, adding that Athens has informed partners and allies and will take all appropriate measures

Ankara’s demand for 'prior coordination' over cable-laying work puts the meaning of ‘notification’ and ‘consent’ at the center of a wider dispute over maritime rights in the eastern Med

Diplomatic sources issue a sharp response to Turkey's new NAVTEX on surveys for a planned undersea pipeline carrying natural gas to the occupied areas

Greece is ready to pursue maritime delimitation with Turkey, but Ankara must withdraw its casus belli and abandon unilateral claims, former FM says during address at the 49th annual conference on Oceans Law & Policy

The closely watched 49th annual conference on Oceans Law & Policy is expected to bring Mediterranean security and maritime law center stage in the Greek capital

Greece rejects Ankara’s claims as unfounded and reiterates that its sole bilateral dispute with Turkey concerns a delimitation of maritime zones

Ankara’s unilateral marine park declarations in the northeast Aegean add a new environmental and administrative dimension to its long-running unilateral claims

The Turkish foreign minister acknowledged Iran's 12-nautical-mile territorial waters in the all-important waterway, even as Ankara continues to dispute Greece's right to apply the same UNCLOS provision in the Aegean

Tunisia's formal UN objection to Libya's maritime claims strengthens Athens' argument that the 2019 Turkey-Libya maritime accord lacks international backing or legitimacy, as Greece, Israel deepen defense cooperation in the meantime

Athens says talks with Tripoli and Benghazi are advancing as discussions focus on EEZ delimitation under international maritime law

Greek officials have warned that any domestic maritime legislation merely seeks to amplify disputed claims in the Aegean, eastern Mediterranean, but without a basis in international law

Greek officials have noted that any Turkish attempt to legislate disputed sea zones would violate international law, while Athens seeks to preserve fragile “calm waters” amid a ever-fluid eastern Mediterranean power balances