Members of US Congress urge Tillerson to take strong stance on Turkish threats against Cypriot EEZ - CYPRUS MAIL

1 JULY, 2017
By Apostolis Zoupaniotis

Thirty-six members of the US House of Representatives encouraged US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to continue the active engagement by the State Department in the Eastern Mediterranean, including against Turkish threats concerning the Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

In a letter, the Representatives urged Tillerson to maintain a strong stance against rhetoric and provocations that threaten the spirit of cooperation and progress that has emerged in the region in recent years.

On July 13 energy giant Total is scheduled to begin exploratory drilling off Cyprus.

“We are writing to encourage continued active engagement by the State Department in the Eastern Mediterranean, and in particular to urge a strong stance against rhetoric and provocations that threaten the spirit of cooperation and progress that has emerged in the region in recent years,” the letter said.

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Charles Ellinas — 21/02/2016

This is based on presentations and discussions at a conference organised by the international think-tank Konrad Adenauer Stiftung at the Truman Institute in Jerusalem on February 10-11 2016.

Participation was by invitation only, with delegates from Israel, Jordan, Turkey and Cyprus, including the EU and Russia. I was a participant and made presentations at the conference and to Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The aim was to discuss and analyse recent developments in the East Med and the Middle East with a particular focus on geopolitics and energy, with an eye on the potential state of the region in the 2020s.