Irate response by Turkish CHP party deputy chairman, who invokes 'international law'

What the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) covers, which came into force on January 17 – the geopolitical dimensions and its connection to the global struggle over rare earths and maritime trade routes

Reports in the local media on Thursday cited annoyance by Turkish foreign ministry 'sources', as Ankara continues to claim 'jurisdiction in maritime zones between clusters of Greek islands

Turkey, a non-signatory to UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), ratified the so-called 'High Seas Treaty'

The reaction, albeit in an “unofficial manner”, comes after same-day comments by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan before Turkey’s national assembly

Cyprus is an EU and UN member-states, although 37% of the island republic remains occupied by Turkey since 1974, while the latter has also propped up a Turkish Cypriot pseudo-state in the occupied areas since 1983

'An update of Greece's MSP map on the Commission's platform was carried out in accordance with the Law of the Sea and the bilateral agreements,' a foreign ministry spokeswoman in Athens reiterated on Friday

The Egyptian reaction, according to reports in Greek media on Friday, also dispute Libyan claims for hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation blocks in the east Mediterranean

Kallas stated that the EU wanted third countries to act in accordance with international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

The agreement generated Greece’s stern reaction, irked other regional countries and eventually earned disapproval by the EU, as it essentially ignored the Law of the Sea and tried to 'erase' all Greek island territories

The letter emphasizes that 'the MoU in question does not produce any legal effects for third parties, nor does it affect the rights of third States over maritime zones, including their sovereign rights under international law'

Libya also objects to Greece’s April 17, 2025 declaration of an EEZ in the Ionian Sea, published under official government decree (No. 59). According to Libya, the southern boundary of this zone is violating Libya’s continental shelf rights

One of the two “marine parks” unveiled last week by a state-run agency in the country delimitates a marine park west of the only two major islands possessed by Turkey in the Aegean, and beyond Turkish territorial waters

A Turkish FM spokesman took umbrage to the latest EU Council's conclusion eviscerating a controversial Turkey-Libya MoU on maritime delimitation, as the EU stated it doesn't comply with UNCLOS and cannot produce any legal consequences for third states

Turkey's version of an Aegean planning map regurgitates Turkish claims and ignores any influence of dozens of Greek islands as well as UNCLOS provisions; filed with UNESCO

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will represent Athens at the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3) on Monday, held in the French Riviera resort city of Nice

News that east Libya's parliament is eying the creation of a committee to study the maritime deal, which Greece considers as illegal, has reverberated throughout the wider region

Latest incident north of Crete, in international waters, has a lone Turkish corvette monitoring two maritime vessels, including the Ievoli, conducting research for the GSI project

Nikos Dendias: Greece exercised its rights in the Ionian Sea under UNCLOS provisions

Any EEZ progress would be based on 'international law', require stable Syria government, Minister Uraloğlu clarified; sharp 'unofficial' reaction in Athens