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The non-participation in the illegal drilling in the Cypriot EEZ of two of the three auxiliary ships, was announced the Dutch shipowner, noting that "they will not support the operations of Yavuz in Cypriot waters".

"When people will have to decide whether we will continue forward together, despite any mistakes and omissions, or whether we will go back to the dark days, their decision will be clear," Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said late on Sunday in an interview with public broadcaster ERT3.

-The State Department characterised Turkish Foreign Minister Melvut Cavusoglu's statement in early May, who said that Ankara has launched the process for the conducting of drilling inside Cyprus' EEZ, a 'very provocative' step that will increase the tension in the region .