Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in response to criticism from the European Union and other regional parties, stated that the reactions to the approval of the maritime border agreement between Ankara and Tripoli have no legitimate basis and defended his country's policy in the Eastern Mediterranean. On Monday, November 4, Erdogan emphasized that Turkey is not looking for concessions from anyone in the Eastern Mediterranean and those who seek to remove Turkey from this region should respect the will of Turkey and Libya. The parliament based in eastern Libya approved the 2019 maritime border agreement with Turkey in late October after years of opposition; An action that faced the reaction of Greece and the European Union and saw it as a violation of international laws and sovereign rights of other countries.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in response to criticism from the European Union and other regional parties, stated that the reactions to the approval of the maritime border agreement between Ankara and Tripoli have no legitimate basis and defended his country's policy in the Eastern Mediterranean. On Monday, November 4, Erdogan emphasized that Turkey is not looking for concessions from anyone in the Eastern Mediterranean and those who seek to remove Turkey from this region should respect the will of Turkey and Libya. The parliament based in eastern Libya approved the 2019 maritime border agreement with Turkey in late October after years of opposition; An action that faced the reaction of Greece and the European Union and saw it as a violation of international laws and sovereign rights of other countries.