Greece can apply to international courts: Libya

By Ali Abo Rezeg

ANKARA (AA) - The Libyan foreign minister asserted that Greece can go to the international courts if it has objection to the memorandum of understanding (MoU) his country concluded earlier with Turkey.

This came in remarks Mohamed Sayala gave to the private Free Libya channel, after Greece announced the expulsion of the Libyan ambassador on the background of the signing of the MoUs between Libya and Turkey.

"Greece has no diplomatic representation in Libya," Sayala said. "If there was, we would also expel their ambassador."

Earlier on Friday, Greece announced it will expel Libya's ambassador to Athens over Tripoli's recent maritime agreement with Turkey.

Mohamed Younis AB Menfi was given 72 hours to leave the country, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said in a news briefing.

Dendias said the decision indicated Greece's dissatisfaction with Libya's UN-recognized government in Tripoli and was taken due to the country's "failure to comply with rules previously proclaimed by Greece on this issue."