The Turkish Memorandum is Construction of a non -existent marine threshold which deliberately ignores the presence and maritime rights of other coastal states in the region. This points out the Cypriot Republic With a verbal decoration to the UN Secretary -General, ERT reports, citing a text presented by the newspaper Liberal.

The verbal decoration was sent on August 18 by the permanent Cyprus delegation to the UN and is an answer to verbal intercourse dated 27 May 2025 and June 20th 2025 of Libya’s permanent dealership To the United Nations, addressed to the Secretary General (A/79/916 and A/79/960, respectively).

The permanent representative of the Republic of Cyprus at the UN, Maria Michael, stresses that “the so -called” Memorandum of Understanding “for the demarcation of marine jurisdiction in the Mediterranean Sea between the Government of the Turkish Republic and the Government of the National Agreement, zone/continental shelf between their shores, not in line with international law, and in particular with the rules of the international law governing the conclusion of conditions, as well as with international sea law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. “

Therefore, it refers to the verbal decoration of Cyprus, ‘the same memorandum does not produce any legal consequences for third parties, Nor does it affect the rights of any third party in maritime zones, including its sovereign rights, under international law (letters of the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Cyprus to the United Nations dated January 2020, April 24, 2020 A/74/962, respectively)“

The Cypriot official also stresses: “This memorandum is allegedly defining a marine zone between two states that do not have any or adjacent coasts, thus constructing a non -existent marine boundary between them, While deliberately ignores the presence and maritime rights of other coastal states in the region, including Greek islands, such as Crete and the Dodecanese. It is emphasized that Article 121 (2) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea – which reflects customary international law and, therefore, is also binding on states that are not parts of the contract – explicitly provides the right of the islands in a spatial sea, a border zone.

In addition, it is noted that the closure line in the Gulf of Syrtis, as well as the relevant line of line -up lines, are not in line with the relevant rules of customary international law, as reflected in the contract, and therefore do not produce any legal consequences.

In this context, the Republic of Cyprus “It emphasizes the importance of full respect for international law. In this context, he recalls that marine zone delineation agreements must be concluded between states with objects or adjacent coasts, in good faith and in accordance with the well -established principles of international law, as codified in the contract and guided from international case law. “