Greece and Cyprus on alert over possible Turkey-Syria EEZ deal
Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis to break down what a potential deal between Ankara and Damascus to delimit their EEZ's based on Turkey's "Blue Homeland" doctrine could mean for the region, and what steps Athens and Nicosia are taking to pre-empt it.
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Show Notes
Athens and Nicosia are putting the spotlight on reports that Turkey and Syria could potentially reach a deal to delimit their maritime zones in a way that would promote Turkey’s “Blue Homeland” doctrine, and disregard the rights of neighboring states like Cyprus. Such a move would raise the specter of legal and political tensions reminiscent of the illegal Turkey-Libya memorandum. Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis to break down what such a deal between Ankara and Damascus could mean for the region, and what steps Athens and Nicosia are taking to pre-empt it.
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