657 million euros in the shake-up area - comments of the former advisor of the TRNC president for the right. you.
After several months of negotiations between Turkey, Greece and France, on November 10, the first practical step was taken towards the laying of an undersea power cable from the island of Crete to the Greek part of Cyprus. Ankara issued a new navigation warning (NAVTEX) in connection with the start of work of a French research vessel in certain areas of the Turkish continental shelf in the eastern Mediterranean.
The Greek side claims that the Turkish NAVTEX message has no legal validity, and the study area falls under the maritime jurisdiction of Athens. However, according to the reports, the French-flagged ship, which left Crete, began working with the consent of Ankara.
As the right. As I wrote before, Turkey and Greece have long been arguing over the Great Sea Connector (GSI) project, which involves the laying of an undersea electric cable between Crete and Cyprus. After the French investment fund Meridim purchased 66% of GSI shares in August of this year, Paris was also dragged into the controversy. The main reason for the disagreement is that Turkey and Greece have different understandings regarding maritime jurisdiction and the boundaries of the continental shelf in the Eastern Mediterranean.
in conversation with the right. At, the former adviser to the president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, political scientist Latif Akça said that in recent months France has been actively engaged in diplomatic mediation to prevent a repeat of the crisis on the scale of 2019-2020 between Turkey and Greece.
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