Turkey's escalating offensive was the reason for the (30/12/2019) publication of an open letter by expatriate Greeks with the main receivers being the Deputy Foreign Minister responsible for Worldwide Hellenism, Mr. Kostas Vlasis. The text is signed by dozens of Greek academics / scholars from many countries around the world, and is co-signed by prominent personalities from Greece

PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis blasted Turkey’s stance in Parliament dubbing its memorandum with Libya on the delimitation of maritime boundaries “unchartered and unhistorical”.

Despite objections raised by Germany and the Netherlands, the EU members adopted a tough concussion against Turkey, making specific reference to targeted measures if it failed to comply with international law and stop the provocative moves against Cyprus.