A clear message to the neighboring country that provocative reactions to exploit gas reserves in the Cyprus EEZ are a flagrant violation of international law and may create another crisis in the region, was sent Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos, during an event organized by the Greek Parliament in cooperation with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

Turkish provocation within Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone continues, as it seems that apart from the two warships, which last week supported the Barbaros research vessel, a Turkish submarine is also within striking distance.

Turkey is playing with fire after its seismographic vessel the ‘Babaros’ has apparently set a course for plot one of the Cypriot exclusive economic zone, an area where the Cypriot and Israeli militaries have planned training exercises with live ammunition.