On 6 August 2020, Egypt and Greece sign the Eastern Mediterranean maritime delimitation agreement — the bilateral instrument fixing the exclusive economic zone between the two states.

The deal responds to Eastern Mediterranean tensions over natural gas and draws a delimitation line contested by Turkey as affecting Cypriot and Turkish rights.

Signed in Cairo by the foreign ministers, it complements Egypt’s and Greece’s energy diplomacy in the EastMed context.

Entry into force followed parliamentary ratifications. It remains a pillar of the Egyptian–Greek maritime architecture.

For the law of the sea in the Eastern Mediterranean, 6 August 2020 marks the signing of the Egypt–Greece delimitation.

The official text is published by the Egyptian and Greek governments / the United Nations.

The Egypt–Greece maritime agreement of 6 August 2020 remains the milestone of bilateral Eastern Mediterranean delimitation.

Image: Mediterranean / Egypt-Greece; Wikimedia Commons. Cropped to 16:9.

Source consulted: Egypt-Greece maritime deal. Treaty text: Egypt-Greece EEZ delimitation (Greek MFA).