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Greece Worried About Erdogan Stoking Tensions in the East Med & Aegean

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  • Greece Notes concerns that Erdoğan may escalate tensions in the East Med & Aegean in response to the warship Deal signed by Greece & France.
  • Kathimerini News said Turkey's issuing of a new international maritime notice (Navtex) on Friday, announcing that its seismic survey ship Oruç Reis will conduct further "exploratory work" in the north of Cyprus, is "also indicative of the Turkish intentions"
  • Athens is concerned that Erdogan may try to raise tensions, "not in a sense of questioning Greek sovereignty, but reverting to his 2020 stance, to show that the French-Greek deal is inoperative"
  • Following the Greece-France deal, Erdogan also made remarks about potentially purchasing new Russian submarines and fighter jets - which sparked concerns of a brewing arms race between the two.
  • As a most dangerous scenario, Kathimerini Newspaper says Turkey may deploy a floating drilling rig in areas where the Oruç Reis used to conduct surveys - which could spark more naval tensions in the near-term
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com

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