Libyan consul general in Istanbul, Salahedden Al-Kaseh, said Türkiye had exempted Libya from paying a fine of $500.000 for the Turkish Environment Protection Agency after the Kevalay Queen ship that is transporting passengers between the two countries dumbed its waste tank in the port in Istanbul.
Al-Kaseh told Libyan government's Hokoometna platform that the issue was resolved and the ship was allowed to operate as usual.
Kevalay ship started transporting passengers from Misrata to Izmir in September 2021, on a two-day trip, after the cessation of sea travel between the two countries for nearly four decades.
This step came after the signing of a memorandum of maritime demarcation between the two countries in November 2019, according to which Libya and Turkey became neighboring states.
