Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey ONJU KECHELI said that the vessel under the Norwegian flag “Ramform Hyperion” is conducting unauthorized activities south of Cyprus and on the continental shelf, to which the Turkish people of Cyprus has equal rights: “The Southern-Kirus Greek administration (SUCGA), representing only the Greek people of Cycle Repiris It does not have the right to unilaterally make decisions on behalf of the Turkish people of Cyprus against the island.
Kecheli answered the question about the activities of the Ramform Hyperion vessel south of Cyprus island. The islands representing only the Greek-Kiro population, has no right to single-handedly make decisions on behalf of the Turkish people of Cyprus in relation to territories around the island. “
in this regard, the Turkish Foreign Ministry shares the opinion stated in the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Cyprus (TRSK) in relation to the unauthorized actions of the vessel under the Norwegian flag of the Ramform Hyperion the continental shelf in the south of the island, to which the Turkish people of Cyprus has equal rights.
emphasizing that Turkey supports the fair reaction of the authorities of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRSK), the spokesman added: “On this occasion, we urge the third part not to support the irreconcilable position of the Greek administration, but to encourage dialogue and cooperation.”
— The Ministry of Foreign Affairs TRSK also expressed a protest
in a written statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs TRK, it was stated that the Greek administration using a vessel under the Norwegian flag Ramform Hyperion carries unauthorized activities in the areas allocated by TRSK for Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığığı (Tpao) for the purpose of hydrocarbon production.
“We are protesting against the actions carried out by the ship without the permission of the TRC, as well as against the messages of the Navtex published by the South Kipra Republic with respect to these actions,” the statement said. their unauthorized activity and leave the continental shelf. To conduct research on the continental shelf of TRSK in the Mediterranean Sea, the ship should obtain permission from the TRK authorities.
In a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, TRK is reminded that the Turkish people of Cyprus, an equal owner of the island, is also an equal owner of the water space around the island. The Greek administration adjacent to it, representing only the Greek population of Cyprus, has no right to unilaterally dispose of the waters around the island on behalf of the Turkish population of Cyprus. “