GSI, ‘Blue Homeland’ Bill Add New Pressure to Greece-Turkey Relations

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The ambitious Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project is approaching a point at which a few carefully chosen words could carry considerably more weight than the cable itself, given that Greece is preparing for the next phase of the electricity link with Cyprus and Israel.

At the same time, the now fully revisionist and aggressive foreign policy followed by Ankara insists on prior coordination over work in maritime areas Turkey unilaterally considers part of its continental shelf, while Athens maintains that the relevant procedure is notification, not permission.

The issue was examined in a report published in Saturday’s edition of the Athens daily Ta Nea, which focuses on the competing interpretations of what Ankara means by “coordination” and what Athens regards as a straightforward notification procedure.