A message to Turkey to stop escalating through "provocative actions" was sent by US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt at the same time that Turkey through Energy Minister Fatih Donmez not only confirmed that drill ship "Fatih" has been drilling into the Cypriot EEZ but announced that Ankara is already sending a second such ship there.

The meeting of the Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence (KYSEA), chaired by PM Alexis Tsipras who cut his election campaign in the Dodecanese short to attend, has ended with the various scenarios of a possible escalation in the Greek-Turkish relations, due to the latter’s provocative stance against Cyprus being discussed.

Movement for Change (Kinima Allagis, KINAL) leader Fofi Gennimata said on Sunday that "Erdogan (Turkish President) violates the international law and escalates the provocations against Greece, Cyprus and Europe even with personal verbal attacks against countries and EU leaders".