Complications created by agreements between her Italy And her Tripoli government in – anyway – a difficult and uncomfortable situation of almost non-existent relations between Hellas and in the government of Tripoli explore Athens. Two agreements signed in Tripoli in the presence of the Prime Minister of Italy Georgia Meloni and his Abdulhamid Dbeiba, for natural gas and immigration certainly serve the interests of Rome, but at the same time they bring to the fore a very serious problem of Greek foreign policy. The Tripoli government may be wrong in the mandate it has been given to lead Libya in elections, however, his retention in power is forcing international actors who want to act in any way in the hydrocarbon-rich country to come to terms with Dbeiba’s government.

Despite the fact that the Tripoli government has a very bad relationship with him Egypt, a fact that also leads him to a more complete isolation in the Arab world, it was not hidden that the Italians in the last two years have been trying to restore channels in a country that they consider to be a de facto zone of direct influence. Athens’ unwillingness to join Rome on all issues on the negotiating table is equally well known in diplomatic circles. second Turkish-Libyan memorandumLast October had a decisive influence on Athens’ attitude towards Tripoli, especially since it was preceded by a diplomatic campaign to establish functional relations.

With each country acting out of its own interests, Meloni’s deals with the Tripoli government come as no surprise to anyone aware of the “big energy game” in North and West Africa. The first blow to the position of Athens is that the Tripoli government cannot sign international agreements, calling the Turkish-Libyan memorandums an exception to this rule.

The second Turkish-Libyan hydrocarbon memorandum has been submitted to the Turkish National Assembly and is expected to come into force after approval by the foreign affairs committee.

Signing of two agreements by the government of an EU member state. this is an implicit admission that in the absence of a legitimate electoral government in Tripoli, even a Dbeiba government is acceptable.

However, from one point of view, the signing of an agreement for 8 billion euros between the government of Tripoli and the Italian ENI is also a recognition of the superiority in the energy sector of a serious company over the Turkish-Libyan political scribbles. Meanwhile, the second Turkish-Libyan memorandum on hydrocarbons was submitted yesterday to the Turkish National Assembly and is expected to enter into force after approval by the parliament’s foreign affairs committee.

However, Libya’s oil ministry yesterday criticized Italy’s agreement with the Tripoli government, saying it violates the founding law of the Libyan National Oil Company by increasing the share of foreign investors (FIE) from 30% to 37%.