Turkey issues new Navtex during Greek naval drill

[AP]

Turkey issued a Navtex during a Greek naval workout successful the Aegean, reiterating its long-standing assertion that definite Greek islands should beryllium “demilitarized.”

In its notice, Turkey listed respective islands, asserting that “military enactment should not beryllium conducted successful the territorial waters of those islands.”

It further warned that immoderate subject activities successful these areas “may endanger the information of navigation successful violation of planetary treaties.”

The Greek exercise, already underway successful the Aegean, followed an earlier Turkish Navtex issued precocious Sunday, which announced that starting Monday and lasting 10 days, the probe vessel Piri Reis would behaviour technological surveys successful parts of the Aegean Sea.

The drill, which began astatine 5 a.m., involves the activation of Delta Force, a associated enactment of the Hellenic Armed Forces.

Athens said the workout was aimed astatine demonstrating readiness and determination to support nationalist sovereignty.