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The State Department’s response to Turkey’s threatening statements on block 5 in Cyprus

The State Department responds to the threatening statements made by Turkey against Cyprus on the occasion of the concession of block 5 of the Cyprus EEZ to the joint venture of ExxonMobil and the Qatar Oil Company. Asked to comment on Ankara’s stance by ERT and the Hellas Journal website, a US State Department spokesman confirmed that Washington continues to recognize the right of the Republic of Cyprus to develop the resources within its EEZ.

It is recalled that the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which claims that the Turkish continental shelf extends to a part of the Cypriot plot, had stated that “Turkey, as before but also from now on, will not allow a foreign country, company or ship to to carry out hydrocarbon exploration activities without a license in the fields of its maritime jurisdiction, will not give such an opportunity and will continue resolutely to defend the rights of our country and the “TRNC” (occupied) “.

Responding to this position, the State Department spokesman noted that “the United States is closely monitoring developments in the Eastern Mediterranean. We call on the parties to take steps to reduce tensions. US policy on the Exclusive Economic Zone of Cyprus is The United States recognizes the right of the Republic of Cyprus to develop resources in its Exclusive Economic Zone, which is consistent with the US position on all States. “Their maritime disputes are peaceful and in accordance with international law. We continue to believe that Cyprus’s oil and gas resources, like all its resources, should be shared equally between the two communities.”

Source: AMPE

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Source From: Capital

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