Its clear disagreement with the new Turkish-Libyan memorandum is expressed Washingtonaccording to a statement made last night by his representative State Department. Explicit distancing of the Americans from the agreement signed unilaterally Tripoli government with Turkey, the perceptions that have developed in Washington about the situation in Libya.

In particular, in response to a question from Greek correspondents in Washington, a State Department spokesman said that “the interim government of Libya is obliged, according to the provisions of the Libya Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) roadmap, not to consider new agreements that damage the stability of the Libyan state’s foreign relations or impose its long-term liabilities.

The spokesman referred to “the governments of Turkey and Libya on the outcome of recent discussions” and reiterated that USA Call on all parties to refrain from actions that could lead to increased tensions in Eastern Mediterranean“. At the same time, he noted that “although we are aware of reports of the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the government of Turkey and the interim government of Libya, we have not yet seen its text.”

Epistles of Athens

Meanwhile, yesterday the prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, referring to K.O. from N.D., said that “we are resisting the encroachment of borders and the resurgence of imperial attitudes, which some may be willing to emulate in our area. These unspeakable threats are crashing down on our own red lines.” And he added that he is optimistic that “the poison does not reach our people because they know that geography does not change when someone tries to falsify maps, and that history is not rewritten with fireworks. We are waiting for the other side of the Aegean to return to the path of reason and peace.”

The State Department said that “the interim government of Libya is obliged not to consider new agreements that damage the stability of the state’s external relations or impose long-term obligations on it.”

Earlier yesterday, in connection with the developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias informed the ambassadors of China and Great Britain. In addition, yesterday in Athens were seven members of the US House of Representatives, headed by the chairman of the cross-party committee on defense affairs, Adam Smith. The deputies met with Mr. Mitsotakis, Mr. Dendias and Minister of National Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos.

According to Maximos Palace, Mr. Mitsotakis stressed the high level of Greek-American relations and the importance Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA), and mentioned the strategic value of Alexandroupolis and the significant investment in the data sector by giants such as Amazon, Microsoft and Google. Mr. Mitsotakis spoke in Ukrainian, briefing MPs on the harsh and intensifying rhetoric from the Turkish side and doubts about Greek sovereignty, reiterating that Greece will not allow its sovereignty or sovereign rights to be violated. It is worth noting that the aircraft carrier “George Bush” will also be in the Court in the next day.

Yesterday, the Foreign Ministry stressed the fact that the second Turkish-Libyan memorandum did not have the festive character that Turkish officials and the Turkish media tried to give it. Diplomatic sources noted, first of all, that instead of the competent oil minister, the agreement was signed by the minister of economy, since the latter expressed reservations. They also referred to a report by Libyan Foreign Minister Nailah al-Mangus, who noted that (from the Libyan side) the Turkish-Libyan “memorandum” of 2019 had not yet been ratified, while citing the reaction of the Libyan Parliament, as well as the distance it supports Egypt from the agreement.