WorthyNewsBot Posted July 11, 2019 Group: Bots Followers: 3 Topic Count: 39,879 Topics Per Day: 6.46 Content Count: 44,313 Content Per Day: 7.18 Reputation: 986 Days Won: 2 Joined: 06/06/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted July 11, 2019 (Worthy News) - Turkey said on Wednesday it rejected Greek and European Union assertions that Turkish drilling for gas and oil off Cyprus was illegitimate, and said they showed the EU could not be an impartial mediator on the Cyprus problem. The foreign ministry said Turkey's Fatih ship had started drilling to the west of the Mediterranean island at the start of May and its Yavuz ship had recently arrived east of Cyprus and would also carry out drilling. Cyprus says Turkey's actions are contrary to international law. Turkey and the internationally-recognized government of the divided island have overlapping claims in that part of the Mediterranean, an area thought to be rich in natural gas. [ Source: YNet News (Read More...) ] The post EU, Israel, Egypt express unease about Turkey's gas drilling off Cyprus appeared first on Worthy Christian News. View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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