Flash statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Unauthorized navigation warning announcements issued by Greece and Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus have been canceled by our country.

In the statement made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the following statement was made:

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 outer limits of which we notified to the United Nations on March 18, 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.