The Greek government is taking steps to populate a number of small islets in the eastern Aegean in a bid to fend off territorial claims by Ankara in the region, Kathimerini understands.
The plan, which is laid out in a document presented in Parliament by deputy Minister of Shipping and Island Policy Nektarios Santorinios, foresees several measures and small-scale projects on 28 islets and rocky formations, including the construction of beacons and military outposts.
Other measures include the building of infrastructures for shepherds and fishermen.
Authorities recently reinforced the outpost on the islet of Panaghia, in the cluster of Oinousses , near the island of Chios.
Turkey has in the past questioned Greece’s sovereignty over several uninhabited islets in the eastern Aegean. (ekathimerini)
PS I’d be glad to join the project and be the first GR islet blogger – provided the government will provide me with housing, food, electricity, water, internet connection, small sand beach and some shadow 🙂
This one is not for me, for example.
Once on the island, the “Government”, as it were, will provide you with a tax bill (for too much clean air) and an icon of Wolfie to worship on a daily basis… If you are lucky they may allow you to work for food on the construction of the new resort for friends of the 4th Reich.
‘…provided the government will provide me with housing, food, electricity, water, internet connection, small sand beach and some shadow’. And a guarantee of no snow presumably?
I could handle 4,568 snowflakes once in wintertime
To find people they need to grant some citizenship to foreign hippies but wait many Turks are loosing their citizenship anyway or may be they’d ask Erdogun about some money to build a nice house on Imia for his idea of an independent historical conference regarding the genocides
Turkey issued a statement today virtually banning the plan. Of course, Alex and his fellow cowards in the gang (sorry …cabinet) will obey without hesitation.