State Dept. Encourages Turkish Aggression in the Eastern Mediterranean

EDITOR’S NOTE (Nick Stamatakis): Those who follow Helleniscope will remember how often I have pointed to the unjust concept of “equitable distribution” of Greek and Cypriot natural resources with the Turks.  I have asked those “deep state” actors at the State Department to “equitably” distribute American resources with Cuba and the Bahamas – BUT THEY DO NOT.  Instead, they apply the international Law of the Seas, and they draw a line in the middle between the US and neighboring countries.  But for Greece and Cyprus, Oh, No!! We should “equitably distribute” what resources are on our side with the Turks!! Why? So that Turkey – after it is bribed with Greek resources – stays in the Western alliance!

Kyra Adam, among the most experienced journalists on these subjects, explains it all…

BELOW IS THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION AND THE GREEK ORIGINAL

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Washington insists that Cyprus’ energy resources be shared “between the two communities,” as Erdogan insists

Mr. Biden’s USA (as well as T. Erdogan’s Turkey) did not dispute that the new natural gas field in Plot 6 is located exclusively within the officially demarcated and UN-declared EEZ of the Republic of Cyprus.

By Kyra Adam   — newsbreak.gr

But Washington (like Ankara repeatedly) insists that the energy resources of the Republic of Cyprus must be shared “equitably” between the two communities of the island, thus nullifying the very state of Cyprus, which is reduced to “two communities.” And insidiously introducing the threat of permanent insecurity throughout the eastern Mediterranean, should the total hydrocarbon profits not be shared half and half with Turkey, as Erdogan insists.

The relevant State Department statement states, among other things: “US policy on the Cyprus EEZ is longstanding and has not changed… We believe that Cyprus’ oil and gas resources, like all of its resources, should be shared equitably between communities. Resource development in the Eastern Mediterranean should promote cooperation and provide the foundations for sustainable energy security and economic prosperity across the region.”

The State Department of Mr. Blinken and President Biden could not have expressed better the absolute identification of American energy policy in the US Mediterranean with that of Turkey, considering that Washington has already cut a knife on the prospect of the construction of the EastMed pipeline, in which does not include Turkey in terms of deposits.

The Turkish president has long since announced that he is not going to back down on his demand that all energy resources be split half-half (shared fairly) and in advance between the two communities on the island, and then pursue a Cyprus solution. In other words, Ankara seeks the downgrading of the Republic of Cyprus into “two communities”, which share the resources of Cyprus, and then as “equal partners” the two states in Cyprus agree, that is, the dissolution of the Republic of Cyprus.

The pro-Turkish State Department of Mr. Blinken fully supports the Turkish position, which leads with mathematical precision to the dissolution of the Republic of Cyprus, by bluntly interfering in the management and distribution not only of energy resources but of all resources (e.g., RES, waters, crops, etc.), which belong exclusively to an independent state, such as the Republic of Cyprus, with which the US has no common interests.

They pressure Greece to accept the illegal “Turkish EEZ”

The Erdoğan government, especially after the start of the drilling by the ship “Abdulhamid Khan”, warns Greece and Cyprus in various ways that it will not allow their actions for any reason in the “Turkish EEZ”, which according to Ankara, extends from 6 n. m. Greek territorial waters in Kastellorizo, Rhodes, Karpathos, and Crete up to the western coast of Cyprus (note: where the demarcation of the EEZ of Greece – Cyprus has not been achieved).

Just the day before yesterday, the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Akar said: “We are really sincere about the Aegean and the eastern Mediterranean so that it is a joint working space between the two countries… In the eastern Mediterranean, in Cyprus, we do not allow our rights and those of our brothers to be violated, and we don’t allow fait accompli there. We hope they don’t make a mistake. Everyone knows that if they make a mistake, we will answer and everyone should understand that.”

The pro-Turkish State Department of Mr. Blinken not only does not bother to neutralize the Turkish threats against Greece and Cyprus, but – on the contrary – is insidiously trying to legitimize the illegal Turkish EEZ of the Southern Mediterranean, pointing out that cooperation for sustainable energy is a priority security in this area. In other words, he urges Greece and Cyprus to “cooperate with Turkey”, accepting the illegal “Turkish EEZ”, and give half to T/K and Turkey, because otherwise Ankara will react and lasting peace will not be achieved energy security desired by the USA in the Southern Mediterranean.

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