Ways of Bilateral Relations with the Transitional Government of Tripoli- officially recognized by the UN and the EU- are expected to be sought by Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis during a short trip to the Libyan capital, where he will meet with other Libyan capital.

According to ERT, the Foreign Minister’s visit- scheduled at the end of June- is also carried out in the extra shadows created after the submission of the verbal intercourse from Tripoli to the United Nations, on which the transitional government disputes the midfield as a rational starting point between the two-way borders. Forecasts of the Turkish Memorandum.

Through this movement, Libya substantially challenged Greek sovereign rights in the region, as well as the jurisdiction of investigations in the maritime pieces of Crete- 1 and Crete-2 for which the American oil company Chevron has expressed interest in Regardless of size- and promoting the position that they do not have sovereign rights beyond territorial waters in 6 nautical miles.

Mr Gerapetritis is expected to develop in Tripoli the permanent positions of Athens, in the light of the international law and the law of the sea, rejecting the non-existent logic of the Turkolibyan Memorandum, and will repeat- as he did in Vangazis-

On the part of the government, and despite the verbal diarrhea, it is noted that Libya on the field has shown to respect the midline, as at least reflected in the granting of sea pieces to investigate the Turkish state -owned oil company, while Libya’s reactions are considered rational.

Athens, obviously, does not overlook the degree of influence by Ankara in the Libyan transitional government, but high -level diplomatic sources see in the current context an opportunity to bring Tripoli before a debate under the terms of international legitimacy.

The same sources tell ERT that there are no spectacular results in the chapter of bilateral relations, and it cannot be ignored that the Dibyiba government is on the orbit of destabilization, with the conflicts between the various militias claiming a share of its law, It disappears as nothing indicates that Libya will be able to escape the heavy effects of the perennial civil war. In short, even if Tripoli shows a disposition of debate on maritime zones, no one knows what the future of the transitional government will be in particular and the country in general. Despite this, Greece will highlight its mood for institutional dialogue with the country’s existing authorities.

Finally, Athens will explore potential prospects for commercial, economic and business cooperation, while on the agenda of Mr Gerapetritis will also be found in migratory, despite the fact that West Libya do not record flows to the southern Greek coasts, with the Greek minister in the Greek minister.