OR Turkey insists on provocative argument and launches new threats for the electrical interface Between Greece and Cyprus, stressing that No procedure will proceed without its consent.
OR Turkey is categorically stated that it will not allow projects to be done for the electrical interconnection of Greece and Cyprusbased on her illegal claims for EEZ in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Following the established weekly informing of the editors to the Ministry of Defense of Turkey, ‘Sources’ commented on the news that they have start work For the issue of NAVTEX about the placement of underwater cables between Greece, Cyprus and Israel, for the Electric interface.
«Turkey has the largest coastline in the Eastern Mediterranean. It is not possible to continue the projects in the Eastern Mediterranean promoted with perseverance from Greece, Cyprus and third parties, in the context of maximalist demands, without taking into account the presence of Turkey and the TRNC in the region, “commented the sources of the Turkish Ministry of Defense.
«They plan to pass through our areas without the consent of our country. These are unrealistic projects without sufficient funding and provocatively“, They add.
Sources point out that there is no change in Ankara’s attitude “In the face of such behaviors that do not respect our rights and interests».
«We will continue to do what we have done in the past. It makes no sense of perseverance in that issue“, They point out.
The reaction of the Turkish Ministry of Defense is not impressed, as despite the steps of normalizing Greek -Turkish relations and “calm waters” in the Aegean, Ankara’s revisionist strategy in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean does not have any change.
It is recalled that in July 2024, the Turkey sent five frigates south of Kassos to watch the Italian research vessel “IEVOLI Relume” which was doing research work on the cable to raise.
Although the area was in Greek continental shelf, Ankara attempted to impose an end with a power demonstration.
And then, Turkey said it would not allow work to continue without its own consent, arguing that The area east of Crete and south of Rhodes to Cyprus is under total Turkish jurisdictionin direct questioning of international law and Greek sovereign rights.
OR crisis then smoothed diplomaticallyhowever, with the change of leadership in the White House, The outcome of a possible new crisis is uncertain.