Eastern Mediterranean – Turks with … ExxonMobil – “Challenging Greece, Cyprus and France”
A climate of tension is trying to shape Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean, using state media for this purpose.
“Provocative attitude”
And of course, as usual, it blames the Greek side, which with its “provocative stance” escalates the tension in the Eastern Mediterranean.
This time he puts France and Cyprus in the “challenges”, adding the “American energy company” that will start “drilling work”.
“Greece, the Greek Cypriot sector (as it calls the Republic of Cyprus) and France with a provocative stance often escalate tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean,” state-run TRT television reported, according to tourkikanea.
He stressed that “Ankara continues its resolute stance towards these steps. It protects the legal rights of both Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. “
“Warming the water again”
“But the Greek Cypriot side daily adds another uncompromising stance, reheating the waters in the Eastern Mediterranean,” he notes.
TRT refers to the announcement of the Greek Cypriot side in September, that the new drilling activities will begin “in the so-called economic zone”, opening “the way for new tension in the region”.
They published NAVTEX on September 29, the Turkish channel continues, and then attempted to enter the Turkish continental shelf without a research vessel. They were thwarted by elements of the Turkish Navy and after this development Turkey once again showed composure. He called for resolving the dispute through co-operation and fair sharing.
“American Energy Company”
“Recently, the Greek Cypriot administration has a new NAVTEX for the period from November 19 to January 30.
“In this context, it was announced that an American energy company that started the drilling” is added to the report of the Turkish state television station, which refers to the extraction, in block 10 of the Cyprus EEZ, by the American giant ExxonMobil.
TRT took over from the pro-government Turkish newspaper YeniSafak, which announces tension with the responsibility of the Greek Cypriot side, reproduces earlier statements of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Turkish government, with the others – as reported – had warned Athens and Nicosia.
The following is TRT’s report: