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US press: Ankara's oil and gas deal with Libya increases the risk of a Greek-Turkish armed conflict

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Oil & gas deal between Ankara and Libya increases the risk of the Greco-Turkish armed conflict. This agreement providing for the joint exploration of the Turkish and Libyan specialists of oil and gas deposits in the waters of the Eastern Mediterranean, was signed on 3 October.

About the consequences of this step for the already tense relations between Ankara and Athens says the Explorer of the American edition of Politico.

The United States press notes that it is likely the work of the companies from Turkey and Libya in the waters South of Greece. From the point of view of Athens this was unacceptable, as the Greeks considered this area their.

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The negative response of the Greek authorities have followed. The Greek foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has already made accusations against its Eastern neighbor that Ankara seeks to dominate the region. He believes that its agreement with Libya destabilizie situation.

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Adds an element of risk and the growth of Patriotic sentiment in the region. Local politicians get them to warm up before the election, which will soon take place in Greece, Turkey and Cyprus.

It is worth noting that the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean there is a significant disagreement on the issue of Maritime borders and, accordingly, the rights to develop resources in the Mediterranean sea. In this situation, Greece and Egypt jointly oppose the Turkish claims that Ankara is put forward in conjunction with the government acting in the West of Libya. At the same time to cancel the agreement requires that the Libyan Parliament, which controls the East of the country and does not recognize the legitimacy of the government in Tripoli.

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