ANSA: Cyprus: Turkey asks ENI gas company to halt work, reports

Turkish daily Aksam newspaper reports that Ankara has asked from Italy to stop the activities of the Italian ENI firm in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Cyprus. According to the paper, as Famagusta Gazette online writes, Turkey told Italy that it should prevent ENI's activities if it wants to contribute to the Cyprus negotiations.

Citing information, the paper writes that Italy as the EU term president country, took an initiative for the re-launching of Cyprus negotiations. However, Ankara insists on the position that the natural sources of the island, and the sources around the island, belongs to all Cypriots and unilateral actions on the issue are not acceptable. Meanwhile, Turkish Cypriot daily Yeni Duzen reports that the TCG Gelibolu vessel of the Turkish Naval Forces is closely observing SAIPEM 10000 drilling platform, which is holding drilling activities for oil and natural gas in the Republic of Cyprus' EEZ.
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