The Turkish Foreign Minister for Greece’s maritime planning in his meeting with his Norwegian counterpart
“We will not allow the event,” Turkey’s Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, said today, in an interview with his Norwegian counterpart, Esper Bart Eide, in the shadow of Athens’ decision to proceed with Greece.
“On the other hand, dear friends, we protect our rights and interests to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean to the end,” Fidan said, according to SKAI correspondent in Constantinople, Manolis Kostidis. “In 2020 we recorded the outer boundaries of our continental shelf before the United Nations and the allegation that drilling in our continental shelf was untrue … At the same time, we conducted seismic research and drilling within our continental shelf in the Eastern Mediterranean. The priorities we have set for drilling and hydrocarbon exploration are scientifically documented, ”the Turkish Foreign Minister said.
The head of Turkish diplomacy said that “we have prepared our maritime spatial planning in relation to the Aegean Sea and will present it to the UN bodies.” “Everyone already knows that we will not allow any unilateral step or an event in Cyprus, the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean,” Hakan Fidan stressed. He went on to say: “There are some circles asking questions:” What are you doing in Geography? What do you do in the other geography? ” etc. And these questions link them to politics and party preferences and do not base them on science and efficiency research … They use them as a propaganda tool. From here, today, today, I would say that the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources has focused on the Sakaria gas deposit in the Black Sea. “
“There is a very rich field there, from which our country reaps a great benefit in the energy sector. The development and further expansion of the deposits there is currently implemented as “No. 1” our energy policy priority, thereby contributing to the national economy. Of course, our priorities will continue to be implemented according to financial and investment opportunities, ”he added.