The Cyprus Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry announced that work has begun on the "Glaucus-2" rating drilling in Block 10 of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Cyprus, by the consortium ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Cyprus (Offshore) Limited and Qatar Petroleum International Upstream LLC, which holds a Hydrocarbon Exploration License for the said Block.…
The provocative and highly threatening letter sent by the Turkish representative to the UN, which, as we have informed you, more or less threatened Greece with war, was not left without an answer.The Greek response was given by the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs saying the following:"Turkey is trying to distort…
Turkey sent a letter to Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, via its representative to the UN, Feridun Sinirlioglu, in which they accuse Greece of "continuous and scandalous" violations of treaties in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean.The letter states that Greece is not complying with its obligations in the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean and violates fundamental…
The German Minister of Defense Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer arrived in Turkey on Wednesday to meet with her counterpart Hulusi Akar in Ankara.Acoording to German media, the two ministers are going to talk about the tensions in the eastern Mediterranean, the outcomes of the recent NATO summit, and the withdrawal of the US-led forces from Afghanistan.…
Ukraine will take part in a Turkish Navy exercise scheduled to take place in the Eastern Mediterranean at the end of 2021.The Naval Forces Command of Ukraine took part in the opening conference of the Turkish Navy exercise "Eastern Mediterranean 2021" (Dogu Akdeniz 2021).Ukrainian units will participate in this exercise, the country's defense ministry said.The conference discussed issues defining…
"I had another opportunity to meet here in Cairo with my good friend, the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and then we are having a meeting of the two delegations", said the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias on Sunday after his meeting with his Egyptian counterpart."We discussed the issues concerning the two countries, the issues of the Eastern Mediterranean,…
In his speech 2 weeks ago in Greek Parliament, Nikos Panagiotopoulos the Minister of National Defence referred to the increase in the budget for defense but also to the programs that are in full swing and are expected to be implemented in 2021 such as the National Rifle and the national vehicle for the Hellenic…
Turkey renewed NAVTEX for the "Oruc Reis" research vessel on Tuesday night, which recently resumed operations in Greek territorial waters.With this move, Ankara reaffirms its determination to continue underwater exploration for hydrocarbons in the Eastern Mediterranean.The new NAVTEX was issued by the Antalya hydrographic station and expires on October 27.The intention of…