Turkey will not allow faits accomplis in Aegean and Eastern Med, Fidan says

“Turkey must respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all member states, as well as all their sovereign rights,” said High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaya Kalas, in response to a question from the chairman of the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee, Manoli Kefalogianni. It underlines that it is “an essential condition for the development of a cooperative and mutually beneficial relationship between the European Union and …

“Greece is not engaging in a mapping competition with anyone. We apply International Law and reflect our national positions in a responsible manner,” said, among other things, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, responsible for Economic Diplomacy and Extroversion, Mr. Tasos Hadjivassiliou, during his television appearance on SKAI. The Deputy Minister referred to the Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) that he presented […]

NOTE. The emeritus professor of the University of the USA and recognized as the "father of the Greek EEZ", member of the Greek Delegation in Montego Bay, Jamaica in 1982, where UNCLOS was also voted for by Greece, Theodoros Karyotis, speaks from Washington on 98.4, about his 43-year involvement with the EEZ and the latest act, as he calls it, of a national drama, through Maritime Spatial Planning, where while Greece takes a step forward with the…

Turkey will not allow faits accomplis in Aegean and Eastern Med, Fidan says

Turkey will protect its rights and interests in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean “to the end,” Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Thursday during a press conference with his Norwegian counterpart. The remarks came days after Greece announced a new maritime spatial planning initiative.

"We will not allow any unilateral step or fait accompli in Cyprus, the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean," said Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan after his meeting in Ankara...More...

Fidan: Attack in Greece for marine spatial planning - News Bulletin 247

“We will not allow the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean, we will send our own map to the UN – we will protect our rights to the end.” “We will not allow the perfection” Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday in an interview with Norwegian counterpart Esper Bart Eide in the shadow of Athens’ decision to proceed with Greece’s maritime planning. On the other hand, dear friends, we protect our rights and interests to the Eastern Medi…