Athens, Nicosia worried over Turkish plans
A decision by Ankara to authorize its TPAO to prospect for oil beyond Turkish territorial waters fueled diplomatic angst in Athens and Nicosia.
Sunday, 19.07.2009.
16:37
A decision by Ankara to authorize its TPAO to prospect for oil beyond Turkish territorial waters fueled diplomatic angst in Athens and Nicosia. The Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) was authorized to explore off the coast of Cyprus. Athens, Nicosia worried over Turkish plans The news, published in Turkey’s government gazette on Thursday, caused consternation among Cypriots who are in the middle of a peace drive on the divided island but also among Greek diplomats who have been trying to remain cool-headed in the face of a recent spike in violations of Greek air space by Turkish jets. According to the Turkish government decree, a Turkish vessel is set to embark on hydrocarbon exploration in four areas, including a bloc in the eastern Mediterranean, northeast of Cyprus. The decision is believed to be, in part at least, a reaction to Nicosia’s plans, confirmed earlier this year, to prospect for oil off the island’s coast. The transgressions by Turkish jets caused more concern than usual as they coincided with the news of Turkey’s imminent oil exploration off Cyprus and with provocative comments by Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, published in the Turkish-Cypriot newspaper Kibris. Talat, who continued face-to-face talks with Cyprus President Dimitris Christofias in Nicosia, ruffled feathers by claiming that “there was a great possibility of bloodshed” if Turkish armed forces are forced to withdraw from the occupied north of the island before a settlement is reached.
Athens, Nicosia worried over Turkish plans
The news, published in Turkey’s government gazette on Thursday, caused consternation among Cypriots who are in the middle of a peace drive on the divided island but also among Greek diplomats who have been trying to remain cool-headed in the face of a recent spike in violations of Greek air space by Turkish jets.According to the Turkish government decree, a Turkish vessel is set to embark on hydrocarbon exploration in four areas, including a bloc in the eastern Mediterranean, northeast of Cyprus. The decision is believed to be, in part at least, a reaction to Nicosia’s plans, confirmed earlier this year, to prospect for oil off the island’s coast.
The transgressions by Turkish jets caused more concern than usual as they coincided with the news of Turkey’s imminent oil exploration off Cyprus and with provocative comments by Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat, published in the Turkish-Cypriot newspaper Kibris.
Talat, who continued face-to-face talks with Cyprus President Dimitris Christofias in Nicosia, ruffled feathers by claiming that “there was a great possibility of bloodshed” if Turkish armed forces are forced to withdraw from the occupied north of the island before a settlement is reached.
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