In the re -challenge of Greek sovereignty in islands and formations the Turkish Foreign Ministry, reacting to the institutionalization of the two new national Marine parks from Greece, announced by the prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Referring to ‘unilateral actions’ or Anchor argues that the Sea parks which will be declared in the Aegean Sea “will not have legal consequences on the context of interconnected Aegean issues between the two countries, including geographical formations whose ownership has not been transferred to Greece by international agreements”.
‘Unilateral actions should be avoided in closed or semi -seas as in Aegean and at Mediterranean ‘, highlights the Turkish Foreign Minister, saying that ‘the Turkey It will also announce its projects aimed at protecting the environment in marine areas in the coming days. ”
In detail the announcement of the Turkish Foreign Minister:
“On July 21, 2025, Greece declared two marine parks, one in the Aegean Sea and the other in the Ionian Sea. Immediately after the announcement of this initiative from Greece last year, our ministry reiterated in a statement on April 9, 2024 that the maritime parks declared in the Aegean Sea would have no legal consequences on the context of interconnected Aegean issues between the two countries between the two countries.
The points mentioned in our statement are still in force today.
Unilateral actions should be avoided in closed or semi -seas as in the Aegean and the Mediterranean. International Maritime Law encourages cooperation between coastal states in these seas, including environmental issues.
In this context, we would like to remind you that Turkey, as a coastal state in the Aegean Sea, is always ready to work with Greece.
On the other hand, we reiterate that, as in the past, the efforts to exploit global values such as environmental protection in the context of interconnected Aegean issues and issues concerning the status of certain islands, islands and islands with the islands will not have any results.
Turkey will also announce its projects aimed at protecting the environment in maritime areas in the coming days.
We would like to take the opportunity to emphasize that Turkey maintains its place that a honest and comprehensive approach to resolving issues based on international law, equality and good neighborly, in the context of the Athens Declaration for Friendly Relations and Good Nights, must be adopted. their relations with Greeceยป.