Exclusive-Greek PM calls Turkey-Libya maritime deal 'void;' calls for global truce after Black Sea attacks

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called a maritime agreement between Turkey and Libya's eastern parliament illegal and geographically invalid. He also urged an international truce to protect Black Sea shipping after a Greek-owned container vessel sank.

By Antoni Slodkowski UNITED NATIONS, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday that the recently signed maritime deal between Libya's eastern ‌parliament and Turkey was "blatantly illegal, null and void," adding that it "completely disregards the geography." Mitsotakis, speaking to Reuters as Greece ends its UN Security Council presidency, also called for an urgent "international truce" to protect shipping in the Black Sea after the sinking of a Greek-owned container vessel on Wednesday.