This was announced by Recep Erdogan and rejected criticism of such a decision inside Libya and from the EU. Turkey and Libya signed a pact under which both sides will focus their efforts on the search for hydrocarbons in the region.

In addition to diversifying oil and gas production. Turkey is working to increase the capacity of the Trans-Anatolian pipeline, to 32 billion cubic meters per year. The UN considers this a violation of maritime rights.