Türkiye and Greece clash over East Med naval drill and undersea cable route

Türkiye issued a counter-NAVTEX on October 16 against Greece's notice for the Eunomia exercise (October 16-22), arguing the waters east of Kasos and Karpathos fall under its own Antalya station rather than Greece's Heraklion. The dispute covers the same waters planned for an undersea cable linking Greece and Greek Cyprus; Türkiye says part of the route crosses its continental shelf and wants coordination with France, the flag state of the survey vessel, before surveys begin. Greece's energy minister, Stavros Papastavrou, responded that Athens is not seeking Türkiye's permission: "we are proceeding as planned."

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