In the very critical bilateral meeting that will have tomorrow Friday (27/6) with his French counterpart to Brusselsthe Foreign Minister stood up George Gerapetritisspeaking to Parapolitically, while referring to the last development with the Libya and Turkeywhich announced that seismic surveys are launching in 4 marine areas.

“The Greek Government guarantees sovereign rights in the field. We are not theorists, we do. Lately we have developed a marine spatial planning, we are developing marine parks, we are attributing plots for hydrocarbon exploration in giants, so our dominant frauds on the field are guaranteed. ” he initially mentioned.

“From then on, it goes without saying that there will be reactions. The Mediterranean is a closed sea in which we have 21 states with claims. Reactions are expected. Our discomfort does not negate the right of everyone to do, but to act within international law. Because I see that Libya has become a very favorite issue in discussions in Greece, it is a state neighboring with Greece. From a long time we have requested to delimit the EEZ with it, but unfortunately this has not been achieved. We had the 2019 Turkolibyyan Memorandum, which is non -existent and invalid, without any basis in international law. “

“It seems, at first glance, the map that is moving attributes investigations into maritime zones south of the midline, so in the field of responsibility of Libya, without affecting Greek sovereign rights.”

As far as the action scenario is concerned at EEZ Greece – Egyptsaid there are scenarios for all cases, while on the subject of Sacred Sinai He stressed that there is a counterfeiting of events in the context of political opportunism. Estimated that the next time would be the Supreme Cooperation Council with Turkey

“The Safe Regulation cannot be blocked by any country”

About European Defense Safe And to a question about the Minister of National Defense Nikos Dendia and the former prime minister Kostas Karamanliswho respectively talked about ‘Door“And”hostage»Her TurkeyMr Gerapetritis emphasized that the neighboring country has actually developed a defense industry that is a diplomatic weapon for itself, as it has reached a point that allows it to have a diplomatic partnership in recent decades.

“On the other hand, because I hear about blockage and BETO, things are very clear: this EU regulation is voted by a special majority. Not every country has a BETO, we cannot block this regulation. Anyone who says it, whether he doesn’t know or wants to project something different from it. So I tell you explicitly, the regulation cannot be blocked by any country. “