The heads of the European Council and the European Union declared the illegality of the memorandum between Libya and Turkey on the delimitation of maritime zones.

The heads of the European Council and the European Union declared the illegality of the memorandum between Libya and Turkey on the delimitation of maritime zones.

The President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, and the President of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen, issued a joint statement on Tuesday evening in which they pointed out the legal inconsistency of the Libyan-Turkish memorandum on the delimitation of maritime zones. "We deeply regret the Libyan parliament's ratification today of the so-called memorandum of understanding between Libya and Turkey on the delimitation of maritime zones in the Mediterranean Sea.