The surprise exercise of readiness of Armed forces of the country to Aegean and Evrosactivated Turkey which on Wednesday afternoon issued a news Navtex From her station Smyrna, for investigations of Oceanographic “Piri Reis” in the Aegean.
According to the text, “The Islands Thassos, Agios Efstratios, Psara, Samothraki, Limnos, Lesvos, Chios, Ikaria, Samos, Astypalaia, Rhodes, Halki, Karpathos, Kasos, Tilos, Nisyros, Kalymnos under permanent demobilization status According to the decision of the London Conference on 13 February 1914, the Peace Treaty of Lausanne in 1923 and the Paris Peace Treaty in 1947. Therefore, they are not allowed to be carried out military activities In the territorial waters of these islands. “
Foreign Ministry answer to Turkey
Greece closely monitors the course of “Piri Reis”remaining on alert and in any case will secure her sovereign rights, The Foreign Ministry spokesman noted Lana In regular information to journalists. As he pointed out, Greece issued anti- νavtex, As planned, and so far there has been no oceanographic movement.
In detail the text of NAVTEX
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AEGEAN FEEL – MEDITERRANEAN SEA
The islands Thassos, Agios Efstratios, Psara, Samothraki, Limnos, Lesvos, Chios, Ikaria, Samos, Astypalaia, Rhodes, Halki, Karpathos, Kasos, Tilos, Nisyros, Kalymnos, Leros London on February 13, 1914, the Peace Treaty of Lausanne in 1923 and the Peace Treaty of Paris in 1947. Therefore, military activities may not be carried out in the territorial waters of these islands.
However, at times, some stations transmit maritime warnings saying that military activities will be carried out in areas including the territorial waters of the above -mentioned islands, which may endanger the safety of navigation and violate international conditions.
Caution is recommended to such activities as they are a violation and may endanger the safety of navigation.