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The level of tension between Greece and Turkey has recently risen to an unprecedented level, while signs of an armed conflict between the two countries have appeared, especially after German mediation was relaxed in a breakthrough in this regard.
The dispute revolves around Greece and Cyprus on the one hand, and Turkey on the other hand, over Ankara’s attempt to extend its sovereignty over the two countries’ exclusive economic zone in the eastern Mediterranean, coveting the huge gas resources beneath. the waters of this region.
The dispute also extends to the Aegean Sea, which separates the two countries, and this conflict has historical roots, especially on the continental shelf and territorial waters of each part.
The two countries exchanged maneuvers in the Mediterranean, while France joined Cyprus and Greece in the maneuvers, especially after Paris’s rejection of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s policy, saying that "Expansive and threatening to the stability of Europe".
For its part, the European Union threatened to impose strict sanctions on Turkey, should there be no progress in reducing tension with Greece and Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean.
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“Greece cannot extend the borders of its territorial waters to 12 miles in the Aegean Sea, as this is a reason for war,” Cavusoglu said, as quoted by the official “Anatolia” agency.
Earlier, Turkish Vice President Fuad Aktay threatened Greece with the same.
Aktay said in a press release: “If Athens’s attempts to expand its territorial waters were not a reason for war, what was the reason?”
Greece responded to the Turkish vice president’s speech, through its Foreign Ministry, who said in a statement on Saturday that Athens’ exercise of its sovereign rights is not subject to any form of Turkish veto.
He added that “Turkey’s belief that it can threaten neighboring countries with the use of force when exercising their legal rights contradicts the principles of international law and contemporary political culture.”
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced last week his government’s intention to submit a bill to Parliament to expand its territorial waters in the Aegean Sea from currently 6 miles to 12 miles.
Mitsotakis added that with this step, Greece is exercising “an inalienable and subordinate sovereign right.”
The level of tension between Greece and Turkey has recently risen to an unprecedented level, while signs of an armed conflict between the two countries have appeared, especially after German mediation was relaxed in a breakthrough in this regard.
The dispute revolves around Greece and Cyprus on the one hand, and Turkey on the other hand, over Ankara’s attempt to extend its sovereignty over the two countries’ exclusive economic zone in the eastern Mediterranean, coveting the huge gas resources beneath. the waters of this region.
The dispute also extends to the Aegean Sea, which separates the two countries, and this conflict has historical roots, especially on the continental shelf and the territorial waters of each part.
The two countries carried out maneuvers in the Mediterranean, while France joined Cyprus and Greece in the maneuvers, especially after Paris’ rejection of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s policy, saying it was “expansive and threatens the stability of Europe. “.
For its part, the European Union threatened to impose strict sanctions on Turkey, should there be no progress in reducing tension with Greece and Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean.
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