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It entered into force today, with its publication in the Official Gazette, the presidential decree on the closure of bays and the drawing of straight baselines in their maritime zone Ionian and the Ionian Islands to Cape Tainaro in the Peloponnese.
This operation takes one step closer to completing the extension process. coastal zone within 12 nautical miles in the Ionian.
According to a relevant announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Presidential Decree was issued in application of the ratification law of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
“It is a necessary step for the process of expanding the country’s coastal zone in the aforementioned area, an action that is, according to the Convention, an inalienable right of the country.”
“The Presidential Decree establishes that Greece reserves the right to exercise their respective rights in other parts of its territory, as they derive from the Convention on the Law of the Sea, which reflects customary international law,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. .
“Greece, strictly committed to defending international law, including the law of the sea, always acts in accordance with international law,” the statement concluded.
