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(ANSA) – ISTANBUL, SEPTEMBER 15 – Turkey has issued a new notice to sailors (Navtex) in the Aegean Sea, in which it denounces a violation by Greece of the status of Chios as a non-militarized island, provided for by the Treaty Lausanne, 1923 The island is located a few kilometers off the Turkish coast of Cesme, in the province of Smyrna, from whose station the communication on navigation restrictions was issued.
Meanwhile, the high representative of the EU, Josep Borrell, in the plenary session of the European Parliament, stressed the need to “resume the dialogue” with Ankara, and invited Turkey to “refrain from taking unilateral measures”. The situation in the eastern Mediterranean requires an urgent commitment. and collective, “said Borrell.” We are facing a turning point in our relations with Turkey, the solutions will not come from a relationship based on confrontation, we do not want this, “he added. Turkey is an important neighbor for the EU and a key partner in many areas, such as migration. “
“Our relations with Turkey are at a crossroads – he concluded – and the time has come for our leaders to make difficult decisions” at the European Council on 24-25 September. Then he specified that “there is still no agreement on sanctions.” The unanimity of the 27 is required to sanction a third country.
Meanwhile, technical talks are resuming between the Turkish and Greek military delegations at the chairmanship of the NATO military committee in Brussels to try to establish communication channels to prevent further incidents in the eastern Mediterranean. (HANDLE).
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