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Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Unauthorized navigation warning announcements of Greece and Greek Cypriot Administration have been canceled
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Milliyet Son Dakika16 minutes agoPolitics1 min readTürkiyeView original

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Unauthorized navigation warning announcements of Greece and Greek Cypriot Administration have been canceled

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  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that a French-flagged ship intended to lay cables without permission within the continental shelf, which Türkiye notified the United Nations on March 18, 2020.
  • Unauthorized navigation warning announcements issued by Greece and the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus have been cancelled.
  • The consent process has not yet been completed.

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Why It Matters

Türkiye notified the continental shelf boundaries to the United Nations on 18 March 2020. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that a French-flagged ship intends to lay a cable without permission in this region and that consent is required in accordance with international maritime law.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs: It appears that a French-flagged ship intends to carry out an illegal marine scientific research activity aimed at laying unauthorized cables within our continental shelf, the external borders of which we notified to the United Nations on 18 March 2020.

Unauthorized navigation warning announcements issued by Greece and Greek Cypriot Administration for this purpose have been canceled by our country. The process regarding the consent required to be obtained from our country in accordance with the established provisions of international maritime law for the part of the activity that the ship in question plans to carry out within the borders of our continental shelf has not yet been completed.

We are fully determined to protect our sovereign rights arising from international law, and we will continue to adopt an approach based on cooperation, dialogue and coordination in the region.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Cable laying activities will not be carried out within the borders of Türkiye's continental shelf without obtaining consent.

    Very likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • When will the consent process be completed?
  • When will the ship's cable laying activity start or be initiated?
  • Who owns or operates the French flagged ship?

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