On the occasion of Turkey’s military exercise last October, which included the rocky island of Zurafa in the FIR of Istanbul with a NOTAM, Rena Dourou calls the Parliament to the Minister of Foreign Affairs to give an explanation.
“In its response with another NOTAM, Greece wrote that the area of the Turkish tests is occupied by Greek sovereignty, but without denouncing Turkey to the international organizations for the provocative move at the expense of Greece’s responsibilities,” says the Head of Foreign Affairs of SYRIZA.
Rena Dourou calls on the minister to answer if there has been any relevant news about the “provocative” action of the Turks and asks him to submit the relevant data on the case of the Zurafa islet in relation to the Turkish exercise.
Rena Douro’s Topical Question to Mr Gerapetritis in detail
Topic: “Are the competences, sovereign rights and sovereignty of Greece disputed? On the occasion of the islet of Zurafa”
Recently, from October 30 to November 2, 2023, Turkey, as part of its military exercise, decided to NOTAM the Zurafa islet in the Istanbul FIR. In its response with another NOTAM, Greece wrote that the area of the Turkish tests occupies Greek sovereignty, but without denouncing Turkey to the international organizations for the provocative move at the expense of Greece’s competences. Reacting, Turkey stated that the exercise would take place as normal as “the entire area of the exercise is strictly within the FIR of Istanbul, in which Turkey has exclusive sovereign rights and the occupation of Greek sovereignty in Zurafa, which Greece claims, is Turkish territory “. At the same time, the Turkish side continues to cultivate a climate of tension with other transgressive actions at the expense of our national sovereignty, culminating in the violation of Greek territorial waters by a Turkish offshore vessel in Imia. Because the powers, sovereign rights and sovereignty of the country cannot be questioned,
The responsible Minister is asked:
- Has there been any progress regarding this provocative action by Turkey? Or the government considers itself bound by OP2 of the Athens Declaration on “refraining from any statement, initiative or action that could discredit or jeopardize the Declaration or endanger peace”, at the same time that the Turkish provocations escalation continue?
- Can he submit to the competent Committee of the Parliament the relevant data on the case of the Zurafa rock island in relation to the Turkish exercise?
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