BREAKING NEWS: Turkey's NAVTEX rest echoed in Greece! 'The cable that electrifies the Aegean'

NEWS CENTER / The Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a statement on Friday about the French flagged ship, which was detected to be attempting to conduct unauthorized marine scientific research activities on the Turkish continental shelf in the Eastern Mediterranean. The ship was informed that the unauthorized navigation warning notices issued by Greece and the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus (GCASC) have been cancelled.

The statement said, "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."

'TENSION IS INCREASING IN THE AEGEAN'

The statement from Turkey received wide coverage in the Greek press. In the news titled "Tension is escalating in the Aegean", Athens-based Liberal said: "Greek diplomatic sources gave a clear response to Ankara's complaints regarding the planned operations of the French research ship VB Abeille Marengo, underlining that the ship's activities will be carried out normally in accordance with the company's operational planning."

'WE WILL NOT TAKE A STEP BACK'

In its news titled "We will not step back", Maleviziotis.gr said, "A new point of tension has emerged in the Aegean Sea, in the context of the electricity connection between Greece and Southern Cyprus. Ankara is discussing Athens' jurisdiction over sea areas. In response to Türkiye's moves, Athens gave a clear message that the planned work with the French ship will continue normally and that there will be no step back."

'THE CABLE THAT ELECTRICIZED THE AEGEAN'

In its news titled "The 'cable electrifying' the Aegean: Relations with Turkey", Agrinio24 from the Greek press said, "The question that arises is not only when the investigations into the French ship Abeille Marengo will begin, but more importantly, whether these investigations can be carried out without causing a new tension with Turkey. There is only one option to avoid a new crisis, and that is to inform the coastal countries, including Turkey, about the planned investigation."

'ON A THIN ROPE'

Finally, Bestcity.gr, in its news titled "On a tight rope: Turkey and Greece in a war position for the cable", claimed that "NAVTEX for the French ship Abeille Marengo, which will carry out the necessary hydrographic research for the Greece-Cyprus electricity connection project, was published early yesterday afternoon under tense conditions, as expected. The countdown has begun for the field testing of the evaluations and scenarios made during the previous period."

However, the news said, "However, the Turkish side will not give up its claims and its own view on the way maritime zones are defined. Any information to be given to Türkiye will be provided by the French side. Athens, on the other hand, stated that it is ready to react to every possible scenario."