territorial waters

Turkey has once again warned Greece that extending its territorial waters in the Aegean Sea was a red line. “We will not allow the expansion of (Greek) territorial waters by even one mile in the Aegean, let alone 12,” Foreign...

Greece will extend its territorial waters from the current six to twelve miles west and south of Crete, according to a Greek media report. The newspaper Ta Nea says that Athens is preparing the extension that will be announced sometime in...

Greece is firm on its position to extend its territorial waters to twelve nautical miles in the Aegean as is clearly indicated by international law and specifically by the UN’s Treaty on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Despite Turkey's...

Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias expressed the belief that this summer will be a calmer period in relations between Greece and Turkey.

Greece said that a solution with Turkey over territorial disputes in the Mediterranean and other issues "is difficult, but not impossible."

Turkey warned Greece on Wednesday not to extend its territorial waters in the Aegean out to 12 nautical miles. Ankara's warning came after the Parliament in Athens voted overwhelmingly to ratify a bill extending Greek territorial waters in the Ionian...

Greece reaffirmed on Wednesday its intention to extend the country's territorial waters to 12 nautical miles in Crete. Speaking in Parliament, during a debate on a bill delimitating maritime borders between Greece and Italy, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said: “Greece can obviously...

A bill to extend the territorial waters of Greece westwards was brought to the Greek Parliament on Friday. The bill is titled "To establish the width of the territorial zone in the marine area of the Ionian and the Ionian...

Greece territorial waters will be extended further in the Ionian Sea the Greek authorities announced on Sunday with the publication of the presidential decree on the closing of bays and drawing of straight baselines in the western maritime area. The...

The Defense Minister of Turkey Hulusi Akar accused Greece of several violations against Turkey, according to a report from Greece's Kathimerini Daily on Saturday. Akar not only accused Athens of violating Turkey's airspace, but he also claimed that Greece violates...