2013-03-26 20:05:32
Σύμφωνα με τον ειδικό αναλυτή σε θέματα ελληνοτουρκικών και λέκτορα στο Τμήμα Διεθνών Σχέσεων στο Πανεπιστήμιο Altin Koza, κ. Bestami Sadi Bilgic, η Ελλάδα λόγω της οικονομικής κρίσης που βιώνει δεν θα ρισκάρει να έρθει σε ευθεία αντιπαράθεση με την Τουρκία όσον αφορά τα ενεργειακά αποθέματα σε Αιγαίο και Κύπρο. Ο ίδιος επισημαίνει ότι ανεξάρτητα με όσα υποστηρίζει η Ελλάδα, οι αξιώσεις της Τουρκίας θα παραμείνουν ως έχουν ενώ η ελληνική πλευρά θα συνεχίσει να υποστηρίζει την Ευρωπαϊκή προοπτική της Τουρκίας στους Διεθνείς Οργανισμούς.
Από την πλευρά του ο κ. Παναγιώτης Ανδρικόπουλος, ερευνητής στο Τμήμα Διεθνών Σχέσεων στο Πανεπιστήμιο Kadir της Κωνσταντινούπολης, επισήμανε ότι η Ελλάδα λόγω της οικονομικής κρίσης έχει σοβαρούς λόγους να προχωρήσει σε εκμετάλλευση των υδρογονανθράκων στο Αιγαίο αν και το τελευταίο που θα επιθυμούσε τούτη την ώρα είναι μια κρίση με την Τουρκία. Σύμφωνα ωστόσο με τον κ. Ανδρικόπουλο ισχύει το ίδιο και για την Τουρκία που την ίδια στιγμή ασχολείται σοβαρά και με το θέμα της Συρίας.
Ακολουθεί το δημοσίευμα της τουρκικής TODAYS ZAMAN:
Despite Greece’s ramped-up efforts to lay claim to a vast amount of potential oil- and gas-rich maritime territory in the Aegean Sea, experts say the country, struggling with an economic crisis of its own, will not risk falling into another relations crisis with Turkey.
Panagiotis Andrikopoulos, a researcher at the department of international relations at İstanbul’s Kadir Has University, said there is a huge need for money in Greece right now and that hydrocarbon reserves would be quite valuable, with current estimates putting their worth at 100 billion euros ($130 billion).
Andrikopoulos remarked that although this may be enough to redeem the EU member state from its debt crisis, oil exploration in the Aegean is not something simple process.
“The last thing Athens wants right now is a crisis with a neighboring country like Turkey. The same goes for Turkey. While Greece suffers from a vast domestic crisis Turkey is entangled in external crises,” said Andrikopoulos, hinting at the Syrian conflict to Turkey’s south in remarks to Sunday’s Zaman. News reports have claimed cash-strapped Greece has been encouraged by its eastern neighbor’s preoccupation with the two-year Syrian crisis, which has meant an ever-growing security threat and a refugee influx for Turkey, due to its timing for heating up the issue with a series of public statements both home and abroad.
Earlier in March, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras broached the topic with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in a meeting in İstanbul where he called on Turkey to respect Greece’s rights under international law.
Greece has also recently taken the issue to the UN. On Feb. 20, Greece sent a diplomatic note to the UN outlining its opposition to Turkey licensing the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) for hydrocarbon exploration in the east Mediterranean, saying the area where TPAO exploration is set to take place overlaps with Greece’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and the continental shelf. Turkey denied Greece’s claims in a subsequent note to the UN, saying the licenses granted to TPAO since 2007 are confined to areas within the Turkish EEZ and continental shelf. Ankara strongly rejects any Greek attempt to extend its territorial waters from the current six nautical miles to 12.
Tensions peaked in the 1990s when Greece ratified the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). As a measure to counter any Greek declaration that its territorial waters extend up to 12 nautical miles, Parliament officially declared that any Greek unilateral attempt in line with this assertion will be considered a casus belli for a Turkish response.
Seda Kırdar, a research fellow with the Ankara-based Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), explained that Turkey would not be bound by the UNCLOS agreement because it is not a signatory. Kırdar suggested that in a small sea like the Aegean, “a fair solution” respect the rights of both countries, rather than adherence to strict rules, would be a framework preferred by international organizations as well. Bestami Sadi Bilgiç, an expert on Turkey-Greece relations and lecturer at the department of international relations at Altın Koza University in Ankara, says Greek’s declarations on the issue are nothing but “small talk,” brought out in order to shift the focus from the deepening economic crisis to a tried-and-true issue, namely a quarrel with Turkey.
The emphasis on bilateral economic cooperation between Turkey and Greece during Samaras’ visit was significant, with a total of 25 agreements across many sectors inked between the two countries. “A Greek politician that gives such a clear message of friendship to Turkey risks his or her political career,” said Bilgiç. As such, he continued, Samaras had to counterbalance the message of solidarity with reaffirmation of Greece’s “rights in the Aegean based in international law. Bilgiç asserted that Greece would not run the risk of a quarrel with Turkey on the issue. “Such a move would require armament, and they are certainly not in a condition to take those measures. They wouldn’t risk messing with Turkey,” he said.
Bilgiç maintained, however, that the issue will remain in its status quo for the near future, as no real political will from the Greek side exists for negotiations with Turkey, and as Turkey will not abandon its EU bid in the short- or medium-term. “Greece will continue to put forward its ‘rights’ in the Aegean as a precondition for future support for Turkey’s EU bid, and Turkey will not abandon its efforts [toward EU accession]. Greece has played that [the EU] card firmly in regards to Turkey,” Bilgiç remarked.
http://www.todayszaman.com/news-310570-greece-to-avoid-crisis-with-turkey-over-gas-claims.html
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Από την πλευρά του ο κ. Παναγιώτης Ανδρικόπουλος, ερευνητής στο Τμήμα Διεθνών Σχέσεων στο Πανεπιστήμιο Kadir της Κωνσταντινούπολης, επισήμανε ότι η Ελλάδα λόγω της οικονομικής κρίσης έχει σοβαρούς λόγους να προχωρήσει σε εκμετάλλευση των υδρογονανθράκων στο Αιγαίο αν και το τελευταίο που θα επιθυμούσε τούτη την ώρα είναι μια κρίση με την Τουρκία. Σύμφωνα ωστόσο με τον κ. Ανδρικόπουλο ισχύει το ίδιο και για την Τουρκία που την ίδια στιγμή ασχολείται σοβαρά και με το θέμα της Συρίας.
Ακολουθεί το δημοσίευμα της τουρκικής TODAYS ZAMAN:
Despite Greece’s ramped-up efforts to lay claim to a vast amount of potential oil- and gas-rich maritime territory in the Aegean Sea, experts say the country, struggling with an economic crisis of its own, will not risk falling into another relations crisis with Turkey.
Panagiotis Andrikopoulos, a researcher at the department of international relations at İstanbul’s Kadir Has University, said there is a huge need for money in Greece right now and that hydrocarbon reserves would be quite valuable, with current estimates putting their worth at 100 billion euros ($130 billion).
Andrikopoulos remarked that although this may be enough to redeem the EU member state from its debt crisis, oil exploration in the Aegean is not something simple process.
“The last thing Athens wants right now is a crisis with a neighboring country like Turkey. The same goes for Turkey. While Greece suffers from a vast domestic crisis Turkey is entangled in external crises,” said Andrikopoulos, hinting at the Syrian conflict to Turkey’s south in remarks to Sunday’s Zaman. News reports have claimed cash-strapped Greece has been encouraged by its eastern neighbor’s preoccupation with the two-year Syrian crisis, which has meant an ever-growing security threat and a refugee influx for Turkey, due to its timing for heating up the issue with a series of public statements both home and abroad.
Earlier in March, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras broached the topic with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in a meeting in İstanbul where he called on Turkey to respect Greece’s rights under international law.
Greece has also recently taken the issue to the UN. On Feb. 20, Greece sent a diplomatic note to the UN outlining its opposition to Turkey licensing the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) for hydrocarbon exploration in the east Mediterranean, saying the area where TPAO exploration is set to take place overlaps with Greece’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and the continental shelf. Turkey denied Greece’s claims in a subsequent note to the UN, saying the licenses granted to TPAO since 2007 are confined to areas within the Turkish EEZ and continental shelf. Ankara strongly rejects any Greek attempt to extend its territorial waters from the current six nautical miles to 12.
Tensions peaked in the 1990s when Greece ratified the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). As a measure to counter any Greek declaration that its territorial waters extend up to 12 nautical miles, Parliament officially declared that any Greek unilateral attempt in line with this assertion will be considered a casus belli for a Turkish response.
Seda Kırdar, a research fellow with the Ankara-based Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), explained that Turkey would not be bound by the UNCLOS agreement because it is not a signatory. Kırdar suggested that in a small sea like the Aegean, “a fair solution” respect the rights of both countries, rather than adherence to strict rules, would be a framework preferred by international organizations as well. Bestami Sadi Bilgiç, an expert on Turkey-Greece relations and lecturer at the department of international relations at Altın Koza University in Ankara, says Greek’s declarations on the issue are nothing but “small talk,” brought out in order to shift the focus from the deepening economic crisis to a tried-and-true issue, namely a quarrel with Turkey.
The emphasis on bilateral economic cooperation between Turkey and Greece during Samaras’ visit was significant, with a total of 25 agreements across many sectors inked between the two countries. “A Greek politician that gives such a clear message of friendship to Turkey risks his or her political career,” said Bilgiç. As such, he continued, Samaras had to counterbalance the message of solidarity with reaffirmation of Greece’s “rights in the Aegean based in international law. Bilgiç asserted that Greece would not run the risk of a quarrel with Turkey on the issue. “Such a move would require armament, and they are certainly not in a condition to take those measures. They wouldn’t risk messing with Turkey,” he said.
Bilgiç maintained, however, that the issue will remain in its status quo for the near future, as no real political will from the Greek side exists for negotiations with Turkey, and as Turkey will not abandon its EU bid in the short- or medium-term. “Greece will continue to put forward its ‘rights’ in the Aegean as a precondition for future support for Turkey’s EU bid, and Turkey will not abandon its efforts [toward EU accession]. Greece has played that [the EU] card firmly in regards to Turkey,” Bilgiç remarked.
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