Turkey’s declared intention to illegally conduct a new drilling operation northeast of Cyprus is of grave concern, the European United said in a statement on Monday.
The statement added that this second planned drilling operation, two months after the start of the ongoing drilling operations west of Cyprus, is a further unacceptable escalation which violates the sovereignty of Cyprus.
The EU called on the Turkish authorities, once again, to refrain from such actions, act in a spirit of good neighbourliness and respect the sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus in accordance with international law.
The statement pointed out to Turkey's continued actions that have a serious negative impact across the range of EU-Turkey relations.
“As mandated by the European Council, the Commission and the EEAS are about to present options to the Council for appropriate measures,” it added.
It concluded by saying that, the European Union will respond appropriately and in full solidarity with Cyprus.
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