Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in an interview with SKAI TV, emphasised that Greece is not engaging in discussions regarding sovereignty issues with Turkey.

Turkey and Libya have signed a new agreement for hydrocarbon exploration in contested waters south of Crete, a direct response to Greece’s own energy plans and a move that significantly escalates tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Greece has firmly rejected accusations from Libya’s Foreign Ministry that Athens undermined regional stability by unilaterally opening offshore hydrocarbon blocks in the Mediterranean, asserting that it is merely exercising its sovereign rights under international law.