Turkish President: dialogue and negotiation is the only way to solve the eastern Mediterranean dispute
On August 13, local time, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at the meeting marking the 19th anniversary of the founding of the ruling party Zhengfa party that it is not Turkey but Greece that is responsible for intensifying the tension in the eastern Mediterranean. At the same time, he repeatedly reiterated that dialogue and negotiation are “the only way to achieve a win-win solution” and “Turkey will never take unnecessary risks or aggravate tensions Potential “. Erdogan pointed out that the seismic research carried out by the Turkish research ship oru ó Reis in the eastern Mediterranean was within the boundaries of Turkey’s continental shelf, and stressed that Turkey was not interested in violating the rights of any other country, but did not allow its own rights to be violated. Over the years, Turkey and Greece have disagreed on the scope of territorial sea and exclusive maritime economic zone. Since Turkey announced its exploration activities in the relevant areas of the Mediterranean, the tension between the two countries has intensified. On August 10 local time, Turkey announced that it would resume its seismic exploration activities in the waters disputed with Greece. The outside world believed that such seismic exploration activities were part of the preparatory work for oil and gas exploration. This triggered Greece’s dissatisfaction and made a series of responses. Greece said its naval forces were on high alert. (head station reporter Chen Huihui)
