New Turkish NAVTEX over Greece’s continental shelf dispels myth of earthquake diplomacy

By Paul Antonopoulos

Turkey has once again renewed its hostilities with its Aegean neighbor in the aftermath of Friday’s earthquake that devastated areas of both countries by declaring a new NAVTEX, a naval warning announcement, over Greece’s continental shelf.

Many of the old political elite foolishly speculated Friday’s earthquake,

that hit north of Samos, would lead to a repeat of the 1999 Earthquake diplomacy between Greece and Turkey when both countries were devastated by the natural disaster, leading to the easing of hostile Greek-Turkish relations.

The Greek Foreign Ministry in a statement denounced the latest provocation by Turkey as it “confirms once again that [Turkey] continues to ignore the fundamental rules of International Law.”

New Turkish NAVTEX.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to Turkey’s issuing of a new navigational warning (Navtex) extending the presence of research vessel Oruc Reis in the Mediterranean, including areas within Greece’s continental shelf, until November 14,” the statement said.

“Unfortunately, with the issuance of a new illegal Navtex for the period 1-14 November, with which it commits an area within the Greek continental shelf in order to conduct illegal seismic surveys, it confirms once again that it continues to ignore the fundamental rules of International Law,” the statement continued.

“At the same time, this action creates further tension in a vulnerable area in which attention is currently focused on providing assistance and expressing messages of support and solidarity,” the Foreign Ministry said.

The Ministry added that “these actions show once again that Turkey continues to act in defiance of the International Community’s calls, including last October’s European Council Conclusions, which called on Turkey to end these actions.”

The Foreign Ministry again Turkey to revoke the NAVTEX.

“Greece once again condemns this delinquent behavior, which removes the prospect of a constructive dialogue and calls on Turkey to immediately revoke its illegal Navtex,” the statement said.

“In this context, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias gave instructions for an immediate protest to the Turkish side, as well as informing Allies and Partners about the continuing Turkish provocative behavior,” the statement concluded.

Source: greekcitytimes.com

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