Germany Warns Turkey on Mediterranean Drilling
Tuesday 21/July/2020 - 06:46 PM
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas
Turkey must stop drilling for natural resources in
waters in the eastern Mediterranean if there is to be progress in EU-Turkey
ties, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Tuesday.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said last week
that Turkey would start seismic research and drilling operations in contested
waters that are covered by an agreement between Ankara and Libya's
internationally recognised government.
"Regarding Turkey's drilling in the eastern
Mediterranean, we have a very clear position - international law must be
respected so progress in EU-Turkey relations is only possible if Ankara stops
provocations in the eastern Mediterranean," Maas said during a visit to
Athens.
