TobrukLibya’s eastern parliament voted unanimously for Turkey’s 2019 maritime deal.
Both rival Libyan governments now back maritime boundaries Greece and Cyprus call unlawful.
The same parliament rejected it in 2020, but military contacts with Ankara since last year, including a July deal, reversed that.
“Some countries may be upset by this agreement, but what matters to us is our national interest,” said lawmaker Tarek al-Jeroushi.
Turkey’s foreign ministry says ratification moves it closer to expanding eastern Mediterranean exploration.
How each outlet framed it
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- Bloomberg Business
- Al Jazeera Online
- places the vote within Haftar's shift toward Ankara since 2025, citing the July military facilities and surveillance deal with the LNA
Sources: Bloomberg Business, Al Jazeera Online