Cairo, Egypt . Archival photoCAIRO, Oct 9 Egyptian Foreign Ministers Sameh Shukri and Greece Nikos Dendias called the agreements on cooperation in the oil and gas sector signed between the Government of National Unity (GNU) of Libya and Turkey illegal. In Tripoli, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and PNU Foreign Minister Najla Mancoush signed memorandums of cooperation between the two countries in the oil and gas sector, including joint geological exploration. «/>Price ceiling could lead to fluctuations in the markets, Libyan GNU minister saidAfter the signing of the agreement, the text of the statement of the chairman of the House of Representatives based in the east of Libya, Akila Saleh, in which he called «illegal any agreement signed by Dbeiba's cabinet, in connection with the expiration of his term of office 24 December 2021. «We reaffirmed the need to withdraw all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya, and also stressed that the government in Tripoli, whose mandate has expired, has no right to conclude agreements or memorandums of understanding,» Shukri said in a joint with his Greek a colleague at a press conference in Cairo. Dendias also noted that the agreement «contradicts the principles of the UN».Russia is interested in the conflict in Libya being resolved, Putin said «The Libyan government of national unity has long ceased to exist and does not represent the Libyan people and cannot sign or renew agreements regarding the future of the country,» the minister said. In February, the parliament sitting in eastern Libya voted for the candidacy of former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagi for the post of prime minister. In March, ministers from the government formed by Bashaga were sworn in before parliament in the city of Tobruk. However, the current head of the government of national unity, Abdelhamid Dbeiba, had previously stated that he would not transfer power until the presidential elections, which turned into a dual power in the country. In May, Bashaga, after an unsuccessful attempt to locate the cabinet in Tripoli, announced that the government would start working in the city of Sirte. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and the former head of the Government of National Accord of Libya, Fayez Sarraj, who controlled only part of the territory of Libya, signed a memorandum on maritime zones at the end of November 2019 and a memorandum of military cooperation.
