Libya

Greece's Foreign Ministry formally objected on Tuesday to the eastern Libyan parliament's approval of the 2019 maritime boundary agreement with Türkiye. Athens stated that the memorandum violated international maritime law and infringed upon the sovereign rights of countries in the Mediterranean. The ministry urged Libya to avoid actions that could undermine regional stability. Greek authorities also announced that they had informed international partners and allies of their position and would take appropriate measures to protect Greece's sovereign rights.

Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives unanimously approved the 2019 maritime boundary memorandum signed between Türkiye and the former Government of National Accord, according to a statement issued by the eastern authorities on Tuesday. The decision reverses the parliament's 2020 rejection of the agreement and its political boycott of Ankara. Lawmaker Aisha al-Tabalqi said parliamentary committees had explained the agreement's provisions before the vote. The decision represents a significant development in relations between Türkiye and eastern Libyan authorities led by Khalifa Haftar.

High Council of State president Mohamed Takala sent United Nations representative Hanna Tetteh a letter conveying the council’s rejection of four-plus-four committee outcomes and certain parliamentary measures. He urged the UN mission to remain within its facilitation and support mandate and stressed that settlements should originate from Libyan actors and established constitutional principles. The letter’s dispatch date is not specified separately, so the article’s publication date is used.

The African Committee of Ten’s fourteenth ministerial meeting adopted the Tripoli Document 2026 at the conclusion of proceedings in Libya’s capital. Participants reaffirmed the common African position on United Nations Security Council reform under the Ezulwini Consensus and Sirte Declaration. They called for two permanent African seats with full powers and two additional nonpermanent seats. Libya’s Government of National Unity Foreign Ministry reported the outcome; no separate adoption date was supplied.

Khaled Haftar, chief of the general staff affiliated with Libya’s General Command, arrived in Rabat for an official visit to Morocco scheduled to continue until October 15. Moroccan deputy inspector general Mourad El Mounir and other Royal Armed Forces officers received him, according to the General Command’s military media department. The supplied report records his arrival and reception but does not identify agreements, substantive meetings, or outcomes of the visit.

A team of Libyan naval officers arrived in Tripoli to prepare a joint exercise involving warships from the Tripoli and Benghazi naval bases. The initiative followed an agreement reached by naval, air force, and air defence chiefs in Sirte in September. Eastern naval chief Taher al-Saiti emphasized integrating maritime capabilities to combat smuggling and irregular migration and protect sovereignty. The report describes planning activity, not an exercise already conducted.

Libya proposed a joint diplomatic roadmap for the African Committee of Ten during its October 11 meeting in Tripoli. The proposal would task member-state ambassadors with structured outreach to permanent Security Council members, reform groups, and influential countries. It also envisaged periodic monitoring and a political report with recommendations for the next African summit. Acting Foreign Minister Taher al-Baour reiterated African demands for permanent and additional non-permanent seats. The article does not state that members adopted the proposal.

The African Committee of Ten opened its fourteenth ministerial meeting in Tripoli on October 11 to coordinate the continent’s position on United Nations Security Council reform. Representatives of its ten member states attended, alongside the Kuwaiti and Dutch permanent representatives to the United Nations as co-chairs of the intergovernmental reform negotiations. Libya’s foreign ministry linked the meeting to strengthening African representation and Libya’s pursuit of Council membership. The report does not announce a final meeting outcome.

UNSMIL announced its readiness to work with the newly elected leadership of Libya’s House of Representatives and all parliamentary members to advance the political process. Spokesperson Mohammed al-Asadi conveyed the position in remarks reported on October 10, following the election of al-Salihin Abdel Nabi. He emphasized that cooperation did not diminish the legal rights of those objecting to the election. The statement establishes willingness to engage rather than resolving the leadership dispute’s legal merits.

The supplied article reports that Libya’s House of Representatives elected al-Salihin Abdel Nabi as its new speaker during its recent sessions. UNSMIL spokesperson Mohammed al-Asadi said the mission had followed the two latest sessions and the leadership election. The report also acknowledges legal objections to the development, without detailing their grounds or outcome. Because the actual election date and venue are absent, the article’s October 10 publication date is used as the fallback date.

UNSMIL spokesperson Mohammed al-Asadi warned that divisions in Libya’s constitutional judiciary and conflicting rulings threatened the legal framework for elections. In statements reported on October 10, he said competing judicial authorities could complicate electoral appeals and undermine acceptance of results. He added that forming the election commission’s new board and completing handover procedures could proceed alongside other consultations. These remarks describe the mission’s assessment; the article does not document a newly completed judicial reunification or board handover.

UNSMIL spokesperson Mohammed al-Asadi said participants in Libya’s 4+4 meeting agreed to continue consultations on certain implementation aspects of their agreement. In remarks reported on October 10, he explained that the discussions sought broader consensus and durable understandings. He said subsequent steps and their timing remained for Libyan parties to determine, while the United Nations mission would facilitate dialogue. The article does not provide the meeting’s occurrence date, venue, participant names, or detailed outstanding provisions.