New challenge of Ankara after the announcements of the Republic of Cyprus for carrying out confirmatory drilling in the “Glafkos” deposit in block 10.
Specifically, the Antalya Hydrographic Station issued a new illegal Navtex, renewing a previous Navtex for a sea area commitment between Cyprus and Turkey for Oruts Reyes seismic surveys by 22 January.
The challenge was posted on the official website of the Turkish Navigation, Hydrography and Oceanography Directorate, last Wednesday night [15.12] at 23:27.
Navtex from Antalya station:
# TURNHOS N/W: 1185/21
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
1. THE “CYPRUS”[1] MENTIONED IN LARNACA NAVWARN NR MA26-418/21 IS ‘NOT THE ORIGINAL PARTNERSHIP STATE ESTABLISHED IN 1960’.
2. THEREFORE, TURKEY DECLARES THAT THE TERM OF “CYPRUS” NEITHER AMOUNT TO ‘ANY FORM OF RECOGNITION OF THE GREEK CYPRIOT ADMINISTRATION’ NOR PREJUDICE TURKEY’S RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS EMANATING FROM THE TREATY OF GUARANTEE AND THE TREATY OF ESTABLISHMENT OF 1960.
3. THE EFFORTS TO ‘LEGITIMIZE ILLEGAL CLAIMS OF THE GREEK CYPRIOT ADMINISTRATION THROUGH LARNACA NAVWARN MA26-418/21 ARE NULL’ AND NEITHER WAS NOR WILL BE ACCEPTED BY TURKEY.
4. ANTALYA TURK RADIO NAVTEX MESSAGE FA96-1172/21 FOR THE SEISMIC SURVEY IN ‘TURKISH CONTINENTAL SHELF’ IS VALID AND EFFECTIVE. ANTALYA NAVTEX STATION WILL CONTINUE TO PROMULGATE NAVTEX MESSAGES FOR SAFETY OF MARINERS.
5. CANCEL THIS MESSAGE 312200Z JAN 22. #
The previous Navtex
TURNHOS N/W : 1172/21
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
1. SEISMIC SURVEY, BY R/V ORUÇREİS, ATAMAN AND CENGİZHAN UNTIL 312059Z JAN 22 IN AREA BOUNDED BY;
36 03.17 N – 033 05.89 E
35 45.12 N – 033 07.21 E
35 48.48 N – 034 02.12 E
36 05.53 N – 034 00.36 E
6 NM BERTH REQUESTED.
2. CANCEL 0929/21.
3. CANCEL THIS MESSAGE 312159Z JAN 22.
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