We, the president stressed, have no pending, beyond Turkey, “you realize that it does not respect international law, the 1982 Treaty.”
If Turkey is ready to discuss with the Republic of Cyprus to determine our maritime borders in the northwest, we are ready to discuss, the President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides said in a statement to reporters on the 3rd Capital Link Link.
The President of the Republic was called upon to comment on developments in energy in the Eastern Mediterranean region. In response, he said that Saturday will be in Texas, where he will meet with the leadership of both Exxonmobil and Chevron.
“We expect the results of ExxonMobil (the drilling on the target of Electra). It will be important in defining the next steps, but also how quickly we can move, ”he said.
Asked if this is the beginning of the settlement of disputes in the Eastern Mediterranean, the president said that “the countries of the region, at least I can talk about Cyprus, we have determined our maritime borders for a long time – in 2007, 2010, 2013, if I do not cheat on my memory – with all neighboring states.”
We, he stressed, have no pending, beyond Turkey, “you realize that it does not respect international law, the 1982 Treaty.”
“Here is the meeting we had in Paris last week, the teleconference that was held with the president of the Syrian government. A related announcement by the French Foreign Ministry, which also puts this dimension, the defining maritime borders, was issued on the basis of the 1982 contract, the law of the sea, “the president said.
In closing, he said that “if Turkey is ready to discuss with the Republic of Cyprus to determine our maritime borders in the northwest, we are ready to discuss.”
SOURCE: KEPE