[smart move on their way to EU - Cyprus, as a full member, can always cast a veto... ...and woud be in line with the majority of European population; dm+]
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=101561 Turkey warns companies against oil partnerships with Greek Cyprus Turkey warned countries and companies that want to conduct oil exploration in the eastern Mediterranean with Greek Cyprus, saying agreements signed by the Greek Cypriot administration to that effect would not be recognized by Ankara. The Greek Cypriot administration, not recognized by Turkey, has recently signed an agreement with Lebanon, delineating their respective exclusive economic zones in the eastern Mediterranean, which would allow oil and natural gas exploration to begin in the region. The agreement, signed on Jan. 17, came despite Turkey's warnings that the Greek Cypriot administration did not represent all of Cyprus and thus had no right to sign deals on status of the island's exclusive economic zone. Greek Cypriot news reports said oil and gas exploration would start in the eastern Mediterranean in February. “We remind countries and companies that would consider involvement in oil and gas exploration on the basis of invalid licenses issued by the Greek Cypriot administration that they should take into consideration the sensitivity of the situation and will of the Turkish Cypriots and that they should avoid steps that would further complicate solution efforts in the island,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Turkish Cypriot authorities have criticized the agreement between Greek Cyprus and Lebanon and said they had the right to benefit from oil and gas resources in the eastern Mediterranean. The Turkish Foreign Ministry upheld the Turkish Cypriot position and said Turkey also had legitimate rights and interests in the eastern Mediterranean. “Part of the areas that the Greek Cypriot administration intends to regulate through agreements concerns these legitimate rights and interests,” it said. “Turkey is determined to protect its rights and interests in the eastern Mediterranean and will not allow attempts to erode them.” The ministry said Turkey had contacted Lebanese authorities after it learned that Lebanon and Greek Cyprus were holding discussions on the agreement and raised the issue with the country’s prime minister and foreign minister. Turkey was at the time assured that no such agreement would be signed, the ministry said. After learning that the agreement was signed on Jan. 17, Ankara asked Lebanese authorities for an explanation and demanded that the agreement not be implemented. In 2003, Egypt signed a similar agreement with Greek Cyprus, again disregarding Turkey’s position that the Greek Cypriot administration was not authorized to sign agreements delineating the exclusive economic zones in eastern Mediterranean on behalf of the entire island. Ankara has told both Egypt and the UN that it does not recognize this agreement. 31.01.2007 İstanbul Today’s Zaman +++ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
