“The interim government cannot comment on court decisions. At least, this is the case in all advanced countries,” the Foreign Minister said. Nikos Dendiasasked about the recent decision of the Tripoli court, which “freezes” Turkish-Libyan “memorandum” for hydrocarbons.

In particular, they asked to comment on the statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlut Cavusogluthat he had contacted Tripoli Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeiba about the decision of the Tripoli court and that this seemed to reassure him that there was no problem for the second Turkish-Libyan “memorandum”, Mr. Dendias replied: “Firstly, I would keep a very small basket of what comes from the Turkish side as information. Beyond that, however, the general position will be that the provisional government, I think, cannot comment on the decisions of the Court. At least this is the case in all developed countries. Moreover, in the case, which is also considered by the Supreme Court.”

In his statement today following his visit to Ghana, the Foreign Minister stressed the importance of Greece’s relations with the West African country. “Ghana as a whole is a natural partner for Greece. It is a signatory to the Convention on the Law of the Sea, UNCLOS, and is a member of the Group of Friends of UNCLOS. It is a country that demonstrates stability and adherence to international law in West Africa. A country that believes in protecting the territorial integrity and independence of all states,” said Nikos Dendias.

He also indicated that Ghana is a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the period 2022-2023, and mentioned that during his meeting with the Ghanaian foreign minister, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was discussed.

Nikos Dendias highlighted the encouragement of Greek investment in Ghana, stating that “West Africa is the gateway to the world’s fastest growing economy in a region that is also experiencing the largest population growth.” Finally, he stated that today’s visit to Ghana started emotionally, from the Greek school of Agios Nikolaos in Tema.