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The Seville Charter, which records the connection between the Greek and Cypriot SEZs, has no legal force, the US embassy in Ankara said in a statement.
A statement from the US Embassy in Ankara said: “The United States does not believe that the Seville Charter has legal significance.”
According to the statement, the US embassy in Ankara, the country does not take a position on disputes issues at the maritime borders of other states. It highlights that it understands that the European Union does not consider the Seville Charter a legally binding document either. Finally, she asked Greece and Turkey to initiate exploratory contacts as soon as possible, since the United States, as the embassy in Ankara points out, supports the dialogue and negotiation.
See the publication on the official Twitter account of the United States Embassy in Turkey
In fact, this statement was reproduced by many Turkish media (“Hurriyet”, “Yeni Safak”, etc.) in dithyrambic tones.
There have been many comments in the Turkish press regarding the so-called “Seville Map” … pic.twitter.com/cCw6yYJ1Md
– United States Embassy in Turkey (@USEmbassyTurkey) September 21, 2020
What is the Map of Seville?
The Seville Charter was created when the European Union asked the University of Seville to describe the SEZs of European countries under the 1982 Law of the Sea. It is also commonly known as the “EU Charter”.
It was prepared in the early 2000s and the connection between the Greek and Cypriot SEZs is recorded. That is, the maximum limits are established for Greece and Cyprus, using the coastline of each inhabited Greek island, regardless of its size and its proximity to the Turkish coast.
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