How Turkish of Bağış, Turkey's Minister of EU Affairs, to issue military threats! How rich of him to invoke international law when Turkey grossly violates international law!
Q. Greek Cyprus has declared that it will begin oil exploration in the Mediterranean on Oct. 1. Can you comment on this?
A. Bağış "The kinds of things that have happened in the past [Turkish naval interference with exploration] whenever the Greek Cypriots have made such attempts may well happen again. That is how serious Turkey is. Doing this in waters where they have no jurisdiction is illegal. Turkey will rely on international law to pursue its rights to the fullest extent."
Q. Will the navy send a fleet?
A. Bağış "This is what we have the navy for. We have trained our marines for this; we have equipped the navy for this. All options are on the table; anything can be done."
Turkish minister warns Greek Cypriots about oil exploration in Mediterranean 04 September 2011 SERVET YANATMA
