Greece strongly denounced on Sunday, Turkey’s decision to once again extend the work of its seismic research vessel in disputed waters of the eastern Mediterranean Sea, vowing to file a complaint against Ankara.
In an official statement, the Greek Foreign Ministry described the Turkish decision as " illegal" and contradicts with all efforts to ease tensions and with recent conclusions of the council of EU heads of government.
Turkey, it added, is behaving "like a pariah" and seeking to destabilize the region.
"Greece blatantly condemns this unacceptable behavior, which is essentially moving even further away from the prospect of a constructive dialogue," the ministry said, calling for the advisory to be revoked immediately.
On the other hand, Turkey's foreign ministry said the Greek statement was baseless and the area where Oruc Reis was operating was within Turkey's continental shelf.
"Turkey was ready to talk and cooperate to find a just solution," it added. "We expect Greece to desist from setting pre-conditions and creating artificial reasons for not entering into dialogue with our country."
It is worth mentioning that, the row erupted in August when Turkey sent the Oruc Reis into waters also claimed by Greece and Cyprus, both of them members of the European Union.
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