Her maximalist and revision requirements are announced by her announcement Turkey for ‘sea parks»In non -demarcated areas outside Turkish territorial waters, a move that rushed to denounce instantly as’ unacceptable, unilateral and illegal action that does not produce any legal effect over Greek sovereign rights’, the Greek State Department.
With a strong reminder that the neighboring country made announcements regarding the determination of two marine protected areas after Greece’s relevant initiativewhich moved first internationally on the issue of marine parks, Vasilissis Sofia noted that the Turkish initiative “shows a complete lack of respect for international sea law”.
On the contrary, “the Greek government is constantly and consistently acting to protect the rights of our homeland and the viability of our seas and reminds that that reflexive actions of vacant content place the good neighborhood relations between the two countries,” Turkish formulaIt appears from annoyed to embarrassing about the fact that the Greek side maintained the initiative of movements, surprising the anchor.
In detail, the announcement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Following Greece’s initiative to establish national maritime parks in the Ionian Sea and the Aegean Sea, in Greek domination, Turkey today announced the designation of two maritime protected areas and in international waters of the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean.
The announcement of “maritime parks” in non -demarcated areas outside Turkish territorial waters is unacceptable, unilateral and illegal energy that produces no legal effect over Greek sovereign rights and shows complete lack of respect for international law.
The Greek Government is constantly and consistently acting to protect the rights of our country and the viability of our seas and reminds that reflective actions of vacant content places good neighborly relations between the two countries in highlighting..
New Mitsotakis message
At the same time, the Prime Minister also sent a new message to Ankara, Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Interview with “THEMA”saying that “I will continue to reinforce the Armed Forces. And in a year from now we will have three state -of -the -art frigates. ” “We have managed with Turkey and overturned the balance in the air and we have a significant strategic advantage,” the prime minister continued, while commenting on the desire of the neighboring country to participate in the common European defense with the assistance of countries, such as England, France and Germany. The point is what we do. In terms of bilateral relationships we can do less. In terms of EU relations With Turkey we can do a lot more. And we’ve already done it. “
Specifically, Mr Mitsotakis said that “Turkey is not going to exploit cheap European loans, the SAFE program, if it does not show in practice writing samples of improving its relations with Greece.” “I have said it, I repeat, and now, if the casus belli does not leave the table, if Turkey does not stop promoting the non -existent theory of gray zones, it will not enter the European Union’s cheap loan program,” the prime minister concluded.
‘Retaliation’ after surprise
At the same time, the Turkish press translates Ankara’s move to announce “marine parks” in non -defined areas outside Turkish territorial waters As a “response” to Athens’ move to set up first maritime parks and while Turkey is steadily engaging in the “diplomacy of unilateralism”, wishing to maintain the lead in the “big chessboard” of the southeastern Mediterranean.
Given that Athens prevented Turkish announcements, “Turkey is expanding its protected marine zones in response to Greek maritime parks,” the TRTnoting that “Turkey had earlier expressed objections to the recent proclamation of Greece two new maritime parks in the Ionian Sea and the Aegean Sea.”
On her part, the Daily Sabah He reports that “Ankara announced on Saturday the designation of maritime protection zones, reciprocating a previous Athens move that defined its maritime protection parks in the Aegean”, while associating the trilateral meeting between Italy, Turkey and Libyan, Turkey and Libyan It focused on exploration of energy in the Mediterranean, irregular migration and the political process for restoring stability in Libya, issues of direct importance to Greece “, in an attempt to equal Greek surprise to marine parks.
The fact that Turkish officials “referred to the recent developments in neighboring Greece, which announced two maritime parks in the Ionian Sea and the Aegean Sea on July 21,” said a report in a related report. Hurriyetstill referring to “events in the Aegean” on the part of Greece, which “cannot influence Turkey’s legal rights and interests”, according to the same sources.