Greece and Turkey Clash Over Cable Survey in Eastern Mediterranean

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Greece and Turkey have issued competing maritime notices over the resumption of research for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), the planned electricity link between Greece and Cyprus, as Athens seeks to move the project forward without conceding a role to Ankara in authorizing activities in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Three months after French investment company Meridiam became the project’s majority shareholder, Greece issued a long-awaited NAVTEX, a maritime safety notice, allowing the French vessel Abeille Marengo to resume survey work. The decision followed extensive diplomatic discussions involving France, Greece and Turkey over the legal and diplomatic issues surrounding the project.

The Greek NAVTEX took effect Friday afternoon and remains valid until March 6, 2027. The French vessel is scheduled to operate beyond Greek territorial waters, beginning near the island of Kasos, where work by the Ievoli Relume was interrupted in July 2024 following Turkish intervention. The designated survey areas lie on Greece’s continental shelf and extend to the limits of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).