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Turkey has accused Greece of imposing unlawful restrictions connected sportfishing activities successful the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean beyond its territorial waters.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey said maps published connected the ιστότοπος of the Greek Fisheries Control Directorate picture sportfishing bans successful areas where, according to Ankara, Greece “does not person jurisdiction,” arguing that such actions tally “contrary to planetary law.”
The Turkish ministry described the maps arsenic “invalid,” stating they “draw imaginary maritime borders” betwixt the two countries successful regions where “no defined boundaries exist,” while besides “violating Turkish maritime jurisdiction.”
“The amerciable restrictions imposed by Greece connected sportfishing activities beyond its 6 nautical mile territorial waters, successful areas where it has nary jurisdiction and successful planetary waters, are besides invalid for Turkey,” the ministry notes.
“Turkey will not judge immoderate unilateral and amerciable enactment that targets the lawful activities of Turkish fishermen,” the statement emphasizes, adding that Ankara bases its presumption connected planetary instrumentality and “historical rights.”
The Turkish ministry reiterated its support for a “sincere and broad approach” to resolving disputes, grounded successful planetary law, equality, and bully neighborliness, referencing the Athens Declaration connected Friendly Relations and Good Neighborliness of December 7, 2023.
Athens has been bracing for renewed strain successful Greek-Turkish relations successful 2026, arsenic Ankara appears to beryllium entering a signifier of broader mobilization crossed aggregate fronts.
Greek authorities person been anticipating an summation successful violations and provocative practices, peculiarly by Turkish sportfishing vessels, which person successful the past made incursions into Greek territorial waters successful parts of the Aegean.
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