"EU supports Cyprus only verbally"
EEZ
He ruled out demarcation of the EEZ between Palestine and Turkey
He said that EU member states have the right to exploit their natural resources
Its potential plan to link Turkey and Gaza by sea would harm Israel’s gas pipeline plans with Cyprus and Greece
The Greek side, followed the tactics of recent months of low tones trying not to magnify any problems through meaningless aggressive rhetoric
Greece & Egypt signed a deal in August 2020 after they along with France, the UAE & Cyprus condemned Turkey’s provocative actions at sea in May
The agreement was rejected by Egypt, Greece, Cyprus & UAE and was described as an illegal act that violated the sovereignty of other Mediterranean states
Despite Israel’s key role in founding the EMGF its official membership was held up due to opposition from Environmental Protection Minister
It is the result of many months of effort by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, who is in regular contact with UN Secretary-General
Erdogan “is causing a very big mess in the region in addition to what he’s doing with explorations in the Mediterranean & trying to steal the Greek oil & gas”