A Turkish warship controlled a ship heading towards Israel, in the south of Karpathos. The ship had sailed from Italy and while being in the South of Karpathos, it received calls from the Turkish ship. The crew asked the Italians to leave the area, because, as they stated, it was an exclusively Turkish Financial Zone! The Italian ship continued sailing towards Israel, where the incident was reported. The ship was legally sailing around the area, having the permission under International Law. As spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Delavekouras mentioned, this area is a part of Greece. He added that the country’s position concerning this issue is rather clear, such as its sovereign rights over the territory.
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