Report: Turkey Has No Argument with Israel's Mediterranean Gas Resources

(Ekathimerini-Greece) Hugh Pope - Turkey has vowed to ensure "freedom of navigation" in the eastern Mediterranean and says its navy will protect any future aid flotillas to Gaza. But Ankara's actions speak louder than words. It stopped its pro-Islamic charities from attempting to sail to Gaza again this year. And Turkish officials have told the International Crisis Group that they have no argument with Israel's Exclusive Economic Zone or its exploitation of gas resources there. The writer is the Turkey/Cyprus project director for the International Crisis Group.


2011-09-27 00:00:00

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