国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Libya approves controversial maritime MoU with Turkey
<p><span word="TRIPOLI">TRIPOLI</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 21-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="activate">activate</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="memorandums">memorandums</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> (<span word="MoUs">MoUs</span>) <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 27.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="MoUs">MoUs</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="boundary">boundary</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="denounced">denounced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>, <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cyprus">Cyprus</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violation">violation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="increases">increases</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="parties">parties</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="Libya">Libya</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Tripoli">Tripoli</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="witness">witness</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Libyan">Libyan</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="MoU">MoU</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Accord">Accord</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span>. <span word="Countries">Countries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="intensify">intensify</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="support">support</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tripoli">Tripoli</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="government">government</span>," <span word="Miloud">Miloud</span> <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Hajj">Hajj</span>, <span word="Libyan">Libyan</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Accord">Accord</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Haftar">Haftar</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> (<span word="eastern">eastern</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="army">army</span>) <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="besiege">besiege</span> <span word="Tripoli">Tripoli</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Haftar">Haftar</span> (<span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="army">army</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="Emirates">Emirates</span> (<span word="UAE">UAE</span>). <span word="This">This</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="prompt">prompt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cease">cease</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="army">army</span>," <span word="Al">Al</span>-<span word="Hajj">Hajj</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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