The NAVTEX issued by the Antalya Hydrographic Office on October 23, effective from the 26th of that month through December 31, was not merely another attempt by Turkey to impose its own fait accompli. It was concrete proof that it is moving forward with its plans to construct a two-way natural gas pipeline to and from the de facto occupied territories. With the Oruc Reis having completed its seismic surveys of the seabed between Cyprus and Turkey, Ankara is dispatching a research fleet to begin preparatory work for the pipeline’s construction. However, on the very same day that the NAVTEX took effect, eight contracts were signed for the construction projects required to begin natural gas extraction from the Kronos field. Alongside the ceremony, there was a leak from the Presidential Office suggesting that further developments in the Cypriot EEZ are forthcoming.
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