Source: Ekathimerini
Turkey and Greece exchanged tense statements on Wednesday concerning their sovereignty over protected ecosystems in the Aegean, following a speech by Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Monday who argued that all Natura 2000 regions in Greece, irrespective of their size or whether they were inhabited, are within Greek and EU borders.
Turkey said it will not accept a “fait accompli” by Greece in the Aegean concerning islets which form part of the EU environmental program Natura 2000, and reiterated its view that there are “grey zones” over which Greece does not have sovereign rights.
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