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Athens responds with anti navtex to the Turkish correspondent for the investigation of Oruc Reis in an area within the Greek continental shelf, between Rhodes and Kastellorizo.
The Greek Navtex emphasizes that the Turkish Navtex refers to “unauthorized activity” and is “illegal” because the area it extends “overlaps the Greek continental shelf”.
The Greek Navtex also underlines that the Navy’s hydrographic service station in Heraklion has jurisdiction for the issuance of messages in the specific maritime area.
The following is the Greek Navtex:
ZCZC HA05
212 200 UTC OCTOBER 20 IRAKLEIO NAVWARN STATION 618/20
SEA KASTELORIZO
1. THE UNAUTHORIZED STATION HAS THE NAVTEX BROADCAST MESSAGE NUMBER FA17-1314 / 20 IN THE HELLENIC NAVTEX SERVICE AREA, REFERRING TO UNAUTHORIZED AND
ILLEGAL ACTIVITY IN AN AREA THAT EXCEEDS THE
GREEK CONTINENTAL SHELF. THE IRAKLEIO NAVTEX STATION HAS THE AUTHORITY TO
TRANSMIT NAVTEX MESSAGES IN THE AREA.
2. ALL BOATERS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO WATCH NAVTEX
MESSAGE NUMBER FA17-1314 / 20.
3. CANCEL THIS MESSAGE 272059 UTC OCTOBER 20.
The presence of Oruc Reis in the area is extended until October 27
It is recalled that with a new Navtex, Turkey extends the existing one until October 27, which expires today. In particular, this time the areas are open from Faliraki and Lindos and on the border of the EEZ agreement with Egypt (28th meridian).
See the illegal Navtex
The area covered by the illegal Navtex
At the same time, with another Navtex, he demands the demilitarization of Psara.
It is recalled that Turkey had previously issued three consecutive Navtexs, citing the demilitarization of Lemnos and Ai Stratis, in accordance with the Treaty of Lausanne. 
The extension of the existing Navtex has been announced by the official Turkish newspaper Yeni Safak since Wednesday morning.
“The ship has been sailing in the eastern Mediterranean for 10 days. The Navtex period, which ends tomorrow, is expected to be extended and research activities in this area continue, ”said the publication, which was finally confirmed.
The newspaper says that, according to the Turkish government, 4,000 square kilometers of land have been surveyed and the goal is to quadruple it to 15,000 square kilometers.
Scale challenges
Ankara seems determined to pull the strings, creating an explosive scene in the eastern Mediterranean, as part of its ongoing strategy to create to the detriment of Greek sovereign rights.
At the same time, by accelerating and escalating the challenges, it is trying to tempt the Greek side to militarize the tension. It is indicative that in the previous 24 hours the Oruc Reis “broke the limit of 12 nautical miles from the Greek coast, questioning in practice the right of Greece to expand its territorial waters from 6 to 12 nautical miles”.
Watch Oruc Reis’s course live
Athens is on high alert
Athens is calm about what is happening, but is ready for any eventuality, while the Navy is closely monitoring the Oruc Reis.
“Athens is turning diplomacy into its own weapon,” said the prime minister of Nicosia, where he met with the president of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Anastasiadis, and the president of Egypt, Sisi, during the tripartite summit. “He urges European states to stop selling military equipment to Turkey,” he said. “It is not possible for the peace side to supply bullets that could be used against the member states of the European Union.”
The Greek side moves methodically and with specific movements activates the reflexes of Europe, exposing Turkey’s intransigence and hostility towards two EU member states, such as Greece and Cyprus.
At the same time, the joint statement issued by Greece – Cyprus – Egypt sends a clear message to Turkey: “We strongly condemn Turkey’s illegal drilling and seismic operations in the EEZ / mainland of Cyprus, in maritime areas already demarcated in accordance with international law., and between the Republic of Cyprus and the Arab Republic of Egypt with the 2003 Demarcation Agreement.
Furthermore, we also condemn the continuing violations of Greek airspace and maritime sovereignty in the Aegean and the illegal activities of Turkey in areas that lie within the Greek continental shelf, in violation of international law.
We stress the importance of respecting the sovereignty and sovereign rights of each state and its maritime zones in accordance with international law and, in accordance with the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and call on Turkey to refrain from perform such actions permanently in the future. thus contributing to create favorable conditions for a dialogue that cannot take place in an aggressive climate or under threats of violence, ”said the Nicosia Declaration.
Diplomacy is the answer
The Prime Minister moves methodically, creates alliances and invests in the tripartite formations, as importance is also attached to the Greece – Cyprus – Israel tripartite which is expected to take place in the near future. Mr. Mitsotakis with specific movements activates the reflections of Europe, exposing the intransigence and hostility of Turkey towards two EU member states, such as Greece and Cyprus.
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