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Turkey sends second drilling vessel to Cyprus escalating provocations

Despite mounting pressure from the EU and the US to comply with the international law and avoid provocations against Cyprus, Turkey will launch a second drilling vessel on Thursday (Jun 20) that will begin natural gas operations near Cyprus at the beginning of July, Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez was quoted as saying on Tuesday.

  • Published in World

US Ambassador in Greece to Turkey: No "further escalatory, provocative actions"

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.

  • Published in Greece
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