The Council of the European Union in the first day of the week decided until not to hold a dialogue with Turkey at a high level and canceled meetings of the Board of the Association in response to the drilling, which Turkey is in the territorial waters of Cyprus, according to a press release from the Council.
"in light of the ongoing and new illegal drilling operations in Turkey, the Council decides to stop for a while dialogues on a Comprehensive air transport agreement and agrees not to hold the meeting of the Association Council and further meetings at a high level during the dialogue between the EU and Turkey ", - said in the document.
first of Ministers of foreign Affairs of the countries of the European Union has approved penalties against Turkey in connection with the exploration of hydrocarbons in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of Cyprus. According to the publication Focus, sectional measures among other things imply a reduction of payment of Turkey from the EU and the suspension of talks on the aviation agreement.
in the EEZ of Cyprus are two Turkish rigs - "Fatih" and " Yavuz ". Greece and Cyprus consider provocation a Turkish vessel carrying out drilling of exploration in EEZ of Cyprus, where they found deposits of gas. Turkey believes that the natural wealth in the region.
first, the Greek foreign Ministry condemned the drilling, which Turkey is in the territorial waters of Cyprus, and asked in a persistent form immediately to stop it. The EU summit had expressed concern, "illegal drilling activities" of Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean, he supported the order for the EC and the diplomatic service to develop a "targeted measures" and expressed readiness "to respond adequately" to the events. As said Commissioner of the state Department of Morgan Ortagus, the United States considers Turkey's actions in the territorial waters of Cyprus "provocative step" and agitate Ankara to stop the drilling.
in the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation first noted that Moscow is concerned about the actions of Turkey in the exclusive economic area of Cyprus, campaigning for the parties to refrain from steps that could escalate.
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