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GREECE ISSUES VERBAL NOTE TO TURKEY OVER CONTINENTAL SHELF
February 22, 2013 - 14:47 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Greece has issued a verbal note to the United Nations
over Turkey's decision to grant hydrocarbon exploration permits for
parts of the Mediterranean that the Greek government considers part
of its continental shelf, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
"This action safeguards Greece's stance in defense of our country's
sovereign rights, in accordance with the customary and conventional
Law of the Sea, and specifically the UN Convention on the Law of the
Sea (1982)," said a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry on Feb 21.
Greek Foreign Minister Dimitro Avramopoulos said that the areas Turkey
had granted exploration permits for in the Mediterranean were deemed
to fall within the Greek continental shelf. The ministry said that
"directly upon learning of Turkey's granting of permits, the Greek
government proceeded to the appropriate demarches to Turkey."
Turkey carried out a seismic search for energy sources in the
Mediterranean in response to a similar Greek Cypriot search, the
HDN says.
"Greece wants to have good neighborly relations with Turkey, as well
as with all the countries in its region, based on mutual respect and
international legality, particularly regarding matters that concern
our sovereign rights and the exploitation of our natural wealth,"
the Greek Foreign Ministry statement said.
February 22, 2013 - 14:47 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Greece has issued a verbal note to the United Nations
over Turkey's decision to grant hydrocarbon exploration permits for
parts of the Mediterranean that the Greek government considers part
of its continental shelf, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
"This action safeguards Greece's stance in defense of our country's
sovereign rights, in accordance with the customary and conventional
Law of the Sea, and specifically the UN Convention on the Law of the
Sea (1982)," said a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry on Feb 21.
Greek Foreign Minister Dimitro Avramopoulos said that the areas Turkey
had granted exploration permits for in the Mediterranean were deemed
to fall within the Greek continental shelf. The ministry said that
"directly upon learning of Turkey's granting of permits, the Greek
government proceeded to the appropriate demarches to Turkey."
Turkey carried out a seismic search for energy sources in the
Mediterranean in response to a similar Greek Cypriot search, the
HDN says.
"Greece wants to have good neighborly relations with Turkey, as well
as with all the countries in its region, based on mutual respect and
international legality, particularly regarding matters that concern
our sovereign rights and the exploitation of our natural wealth,"
the Greek Foreign Ministry statement said.