Piri Reis sailed from the port of Smyrna for surveys in the Aegean Sea – Athens’ immediate reaction with anti-NAVTEX

The Turkish oceanographic vas “Piri Reis” sailed from the larboard of Izmir connected Friday evening. Turkey issued NAVTEX connected Thursday night, announcing that its probe vas volition behaviour technological surveys successful the cardinal Aegean Sea, westbound of Chios and Lesbos, betwixt October 4 and 14.

In practice, the country covered by the latest Turkish NAVTEX extends from Thassos to Chios, Agios Stratis, Mykonos, Ikaria, and Fourni.

It is the 2nd clip successful little than a period that Ankara has announced plans to nonstop the Piriri Reis into disputed waters, inflaming tensions. Indeed, the caller NAVTEX was viewed positively by the Turkish absorption parties.

CHP Vice President Yanqi Baggioyoglu welcomed the caller NAVTEX connected the resumption of technological probe activities planned to beryllium conducted successful the Aegean Sea by “Piriri Reis”.

“The resumption of technological probe successful the Aegean Sea, which had been cancelled and caused Greece’s reaction, is affirmative from the constituent of presumption of protecting our nationalist interests,” Baggioyoglu said.

Turkey’s caller situation successful the Aegean comes soon aft developments southbound of Crete, wherever US-based Chevron has submitted a ceremonial connection for exploration successful 2 offshore fields.

Athens’ absorption was immediate, with the issuance of an anti-NAVTEX, valid until October 25, successful which it reminds that the Turkish 1 illegally includes areas connected the Greek continental support and the Greek country of responsibility.