Foreign Ministry rejects EU maritime maps as ‘null and void’
Turkish Foreign Ministry, Ankara, Türkiye (AA Photo)
Türkiye on Saturday rejected the EU’s Maritime Spatial Planning maps for the Aegean and Mediterranean, calling them “null and void” with “no legal effect.”
“We will not allow the violation of Türkiye’s rights with this Planning,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
“The EU has no authority to comment on maritime disputes between sovereign states. The EU’s involvement in such initiatives makes it more difficult to resolve these disputes,” the statement added.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry also said unilateral attempts by the EU “undermine the efforts to find a comprehensive, just and durable solution to the interrelated Aegean issues,” emphasizing that problems should be solved “on the basis of international law and good neighborliness.”
Türkiye has repeatedly stressed that its issues with Greece, its Aegean neighbor, should be handled between the two countries, not through the EU or any third country.
