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Another effort by Turkey to situation Greece’s jurisdiction successful the delicate portion of the Eastern Mediterranean has emerged, connected the juncture of a French Navy exercise.
The Heraklion Station issued a NAVTEX (254/26) for the behaviour of a large-scale French Navy workout from April 5–8, successful 2 maritime areas: westbound and eastbound of Crete. The country eastbound of Crete lies wrong the Athens FIR and wrong Greece’s country of work for issuing NAVTEX, which Turkey disputes.
Ankara, yesterday afternoon, issued its ain NAVTEX (0370/26), stating that the NAVTEX issued by the Heraklion Station covers an country that belongs to the Turkish portion of work for issuing navigational warnings. It past proceeded unilaterally to reissue a NAVTEX for the French Navy exercise.
This determination besides reflects Ankara’s irritation implicit the accrued French beingness successful the Eastern Mediterranean and its inaugural to enactment Greece successful ensuring Cyprus’s security.
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