he dream of natural gas bonanza in the EasternMediterranean naturally boosted littoral states’ expectations of economic benefit from ownership, exploration, exploitation, and transportation of natural gas reserves discovered in the region.
The entry into force of the aforementioned documents marked the creation of a legal framework for Ankara to declare its rights in the EasternMediterranean (gas exploration and transit routes), and also to have a legal framework for providing military-technical assistance to the Libyan Government of National Accord, as its regional ally.
Therefore, the claims that Greece has of the Eastern Aegean islands being entitled to continental shelf just as any other island, pointing to the 1958 Geneva Convention Article 1(b) and 1982 Convention Articles 76 and 121 is rejected by Turkey.
When the ongoing conflicts between Turkey and Greece in the EasternMediterranean issue was put to the NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg, he stated that NATO was not part of the process to resolve issues between two countries.
Therefore, eliminating the terror group was of vital significance not only for the national security of Turkey, but also for the long-term interests of the Middle East and the EasternMediterranean.
In 2011, Middle Eastern autocracies fell like dominoes and it seemed that Syria would quickly follow behind Egypt and Libya, and that Bashar al Assad would follow Hosni Mubarak and Muammar Gaddafi.
While the Russian presence in the EasternMediterranean and especially across Southeast Europe provoked the political and military concerns of western allies, Ankara’s decision to purchase Russian military technology triggered even greater pessimism and a new round of fears at NATO.
The withdrawal from a Turkish observation point would mark a precedent affecting the entire Turkish deterrence strategy, which is important to Turkish foreign policy from the EasternMediterranean to northern Iraq.
Considering the possibility that the West might also intervene in a conflict that might emerge due to the EasternMediterranean issue, it becomes more obvious that Turkey needs to make up the deficiencies in its national air defense as soon as possible.
This is the bill titled "EasternMediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act" introduced by Democratic representative Bob Menendez and Republican representative Marco Rubio, both of whom are members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
It can be argued that Israel has a more advantageous position than ever regarding issues such as Palestine, the EasternMediterranean, confronting the Iranian threat and relations with Gulf countries.
senators about the EasternMediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act (EMSEPA) 2019 was a counter-strategic move taken for the administration to contain Turkey's S-400 engagement with Moscow - since the purchase could trigger the imposition of a mandatory sanction under CAASTA.
” He commented that this question is quite understandable for a society with a neighbouring country of 80 million in its eastern border, which is economically and militarily getting stronger each year.