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tagged: Aegean dispute, Aegean Sea Greece Turkey, Cyprus, EU, nautical miles 6 to 12, territorial watersTurkish PM Erdogan: No Agreement on 12 miles dispute with Greece
Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Turkey-GR
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan denied Greek media reports that Turkey had agreed to allow Greece to expand its territorial waters in the Aegean Sea.
According to Turkish Hurriyet newspaper, Prime Minister Erdogan said Monday:
“There is nothing like an agreement that has been reached on the 12 miles [issue]. The talks are still underway with Greece.”
The Greek newspaper To Vima had reported that an agreement was reached between Turkey and Greece, with Ankara accepting that Greece would expand its territorial waters in the Aegean Sea from six nautical miles to 12.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said Monday, however, that there had been progress in talks concerning the territorial-waters dispute.
“Reciprocity” also on Cyprus
In his comments to reporters, Erdoğan also addressed the EU’s demand for Ankara to open its ports to EU member Greek Cyprus, saying the “reciprocity principle” was valid on the matter.
“We are ready if they are also ready to simultaneously open the [Turkish Cyprus] ports [to international trade],” he said. “Nobody should wait for something different from us.”
Read the full story on Hurriyet Daily News
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