Announcement on the Turkish map of maritime parks in the Aegean and the stance of the government was issued by Dimitris Mantzos, responsible KTE. Foreign and Manolis Christodoulakis, KTE Officer Environment of PASOK-Motion Change

“National sovereignty and the protection of our country’s maritime environment are not negotiable and do not undergo a phobic self -restraint in the name of” avoiding tensions “,” they said.

The whole announcement:

“Turkey’s today’s condemnable attempt to create new ones in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean through the announcement of the announcement of the so -called” marine parks “by questioning the national sovereign rights of our country, is a dangerous escalation of Turkish revisionist and strategy.

It is obvious that Greece must not retreat and tolerate the new illegal Turkish initiatives, which have no legal power and do not produce any legal consequence. We call on the Greek Government not to be confined to announcements, but to immediately internationalize the issue with the competent EU, UNESCO and UN bodies, noting that environmental protection may not function as a violation of international sea law.

We are calling for the acceleration of the implementation of Greece’s national maritime parks, and in other areas of the Aegean, with complete scientific and institutional documentation. The national sovereignty and the protection of our country’s maritime environment are not negotiable and cannot be subject to a phobic self -restraint in the name of “avoiding tension”.