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    Turkish ire over Israel-Cyprus pact

    Turkish ire over Israel-Cyprus pact

    Tuesday December 21, 2010

    Turkish authorities yesterday warned that a bilateral economic deal between Cyprus and Israel aimed at mutual prospecting for oil in the eastern Mediterranean could strain ongoing United Nations-mediated talks aimed at reunifying the divided island.

    According to Turkey’s semiofficial Anatolia news agency, the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s undersecretary, Feridun Sinirlioglu, warned Gaby Levy, Israel’s ambassador to Turkey, that the deal would have a negative impact. Sinirlioglu argued that “such unilateral moves [on behalf of the Greek Cypriots] that ignore the will of the Turkish-Cypriot side will harm ongoing settlement talks on the island.”

    Meanwhile, diplomatic sources told Kathimerini that Ankara aims to pressure Israel into breaking its pact with Cyprus. The sources said Ankara may use its ties with Lebanon and militant Shiite movement Hezbollah as a way of exerting pressure on Israel. Nicosia has made similar deals with Lebanon and Egypt, which Turkey also has urged the Arab nations to break.

    Israel yesterday defended its decision. “This agreement is an issue between Israel and Cyprus and it in no way affects a third country,” Israel’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor was quoted as saying by Agence France-Presse. “We do not see how a third country would have anything to say about it,” he added. Another unidentified Israeli official accused Turkey of “monstrous chutzpah” for using “as an argument its occupation of the northern part of Cyprus to denounce the deal.”

    The agreement defines the sea border between Cyprus and Israel and delineates an exclusive economic zone between the two countries, allowing them to prospect for oil together. Already the discovery of a huge gas deposit off the Israeli port of Haifa, and close to Cyprus, has fueled great interest in the region’s potential.

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    Re: Turkish ire over Israel-Cyprus pact

    The Greece and Israeli relations have picked up since worsening political ties between Turkey and Israel so it would be natural for Cyprus to follow. Interestingly Turkey has invited Greece to the Anatolian Eagle exercise between the two countries (Israel not invited).

    Alexandros, what do you think buddy........should your country participate? If I was a Hellenic pilot I would say yes, however one should ask what are they up to (both countries are NATO members).
    B0zkurt Hunter

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      Re: Turkish ire over Israel-Cyprus pact

      I don`t think we should participate in Turkey`s wargames. I have no problems with having a joint rescue exercise with Turkey and other exercises that are of civilian nature but not this kind of stuff. Turkey is extremely aggressive in the Greek part of the Aegean sea. They fly over inhabited islands and continuously violate Greece`s airspace and territorial waters. Unless Erdogan(not that I really trust him but still..) REALLY manages to take control of the army - Greece should avoid these kind of exercises in my honest opinion.

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        Re: Turkish ire over Israel-Cyprus pact

        TSK: Greece, China not invited to aerial exercise

        24 December 2010, Friday / TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL

        The Turkish Air Forces (THK) on Wednesday denied reports that Turkey invited China and Greece to next year's aerial war games, saying these countries are only invited to international meetings.

        The Cumhuriyet daily reported earlier this week that Turkey had for the first time in its history invited Greece to the Anatolian Eagle aerial military drills set for next year. The report also said Greek authorities were considering accepting the Turkish invitation. The joint military drill would challenge the traditional orthodoxies of the region as the two countries face disagreements in the Aegean over territorial waters and in Cyprus, where the two countries back their communities on the long-divided island.

        The THK web site said on Wednesday that it did not invite Greece to military drills. It said China was also not invited. It was recently revealed that China secretly took part in an exercise as part of the Anatolian Eagle maneuvers in September, the first time Chinese aircraft participated in the Turkish maneuvers.

        The military exercises will be conducted on June 13-24 in the Central Anatolian province of Konya. The THK will celebrate its 100th anniversary next year and is thus planning a series of events to mark the special anniversary. The exercise will include several other countries as well.

        The THK Command will host the European Air Chiefs Conference (EURAC), in which air chiefs from approximately 80 countries will discuss 21st century air and space developments. The international conference, which takes place every year in a different part of Europe, will be held in Turkey in June 2011 in İstanbul. The THK said the countries were invited to the conference.

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        According to the Turkish newspaper Zaman, Greece(and China) was not invited to the Anatolian Eagle aerial military drills. Seems to be some contradicting reports about this. But as I said before, Greece shouldn`t participate in Turkey`s wargames.

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          Re: Turkish ire over Israel-Cyprus pact

          Originally posted by Alexandros View Post
          According to the Turkish newspaper Zaman, Greece(and China) was not invited to the Anatolian Eagle aerial military drills. Seems to be some contradicting reports about this. But as I said before, Greece shouldn`t participate in Turkey`s wargames.
          I agree with you Alexandros, this is nothing but bull crap their politicians have been blowing around to show the perception of wanting good relations where the reality on the ground speaks for itself.

          At personal level I am sure some Hellenic Airforce pilots may not mind seeing what this Anatolian war games Turks brag so much is all about and see if they can crash/burn their pride right there so they will think about it next time they violate your airspace with their childish mock bombing runs endagering civilian and airline traffic.
          B0zkurt Hunter

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