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Challenges Continuity since Turkey, with information indicating that the research vessel Oruc Reis “Broke” now 12 nautical miles from Kastelorizo -with Ankara indifferent to international warnings.
Although Turkish research has closed his transmitters For the past four hours, it seems to be doing some turning movements.
the Oruc Reis has started to turn southwest to track the course and scan the Navtex region.
It takes one to two nautical miles to make this turn, which means Oruc Reis will come up 10-11 nautical miles from Kastelorizo.
Military sources indicate that Military Navy not only the Oruc Reis, but also the other ships that accompany it, since there is the possibility that one and one of the other ships accompanying him to try to move between 12 and 6 nautical miles.
Diplomatic counterattack from Athens
In the context of the current Turkish challenges in Oriental MediterraneanChancellor Nikos Dendias sent a letter to Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varchelli requesting the suspension of the EU customs union. – Turkey,
According to diplomatic sources, the Foreign Minister, who has recently embarked on a diplomatic career, has stressed that Ankara continues to unilaterally violate the EU-Turkey customs union by adopting unforeseen tariff, legislative and equivalent measures.
The same sources state that in this context it asked the European Commission to immediately consider the adoption of new measures.
In his letter, the Chancellor also highlighted that as a message of disapproval of the serial offender Turkey’s attitude towards the European Union must be taken into account full suspension of the EU-Turkey customs union.
According diplomatic sources, who spoke yesterday, Athens is taking a series of initiatives to denounce the Turkish actions.
Specifically, following your order Minister Exterior, Nikos Dendias, the ministry will proceed with the following actions:
- Letter to UN Secretary General, Guterres in which the extremely destabilizing behavior of Turkey.
- Letter to Pompeo, US Secretary of State., in which, in addition to being informed of the latest developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, it is emphasized that Turkish behavior not only contradicts the basic rules of conduct of an allied country, but also creates the risk of destabilizing the Southeast Wing of the NATO and contradicts their predictions. Preamble to the Greece-United States Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement.
- Letter to HR / SA Borel for Turkish crime, which will emphasize the fundamental right of our country to invoke article 42.7 of the Treaty of the European Union (mutual solidarity clause).
- Complain about International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) of the illegal announcement for the expansion of the Turkish area of responsibility search and rescue which overlaps with areas of Greek sovereignty and jurisdiction, which therefore does not produce legal effects and at the same time does not serve the purposes of safety of human life
- Claim parallel to International Maritime Organization (IMO) for the same problem.
- Interpreted by Embassy in Ankara protests to the Turkish side.
- Immediate update European Border Guard-FRONTEX, which operates in a part of said area within the Greek jurisdiction.
- View of its destabilizing role Turkey at the international level and at the same time highlighting to the competent International Organizations the continuous and daily deterioration of the human rights situation in Turkey.
