EEZ

Deepwater drillship, Saipem 12000, has arrived in Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), where it is expected to begin drilling for hydrocarbon reserves in field 6 of Cyprus' EEZ, called "Calypso". Minister of Energy, Yiorgos Lakkotrypis, wrote in his twitter account today...

The Treaties of Lausanne and Paris show clearly that there are no grey areas in the Aegean Sea, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Sunday, during an event on the island of Spetses where he was declared a honourary citizen. "From...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Tuesday launched new threats against Cyprus over the drilling for gas and oil in the island's exclusive economic zone. The Turkish official -- who is in the northern part of the island for talks...

Ankara has reacted strongly to comments on Turkey made by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras during his meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Thessaloniki on Thursday. In a statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry replied to the Greek leader with...

“We would not want to see any incidents, and we are obviously concerned about the ongoing tensions in that area,” the UNSG spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said when asked to comment on the start of the exploration drilling in the...

  France is giving Nicosia full support in drilling for natural gas and oil in Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ), and French President Emmanuel Macron has assured Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras of that, a Real.gr report said. The exploration for...

The U.S. government supports the right of Cyprus to search for oil and natural gas in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and discourages actions that increase tensions in the region, according to the mignatiou.com website. According to the report, a...

A document Turkey submitted to the United Nations on April 12 characterizes the search and exploitation of sea Plot 6 of Cyprus' exclusive economic zone as a casus belli. The particular plot of the Cypriot EEZ is operated by the...

Turkey has issued a NAVTEX to conduct a Search and Rescue operation in an extensive area in the Central and Eastern Aegean Sea starting today (Thursday) until May 3. The area the research will take place involves waters of Skyros, Psara...

The Government of the Republic of Cyprus reserves the right to act in a way it deems appropriate, in accordance with international law, in the event that Turkey implements actions in the Cyprus EEZ. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued...