The new incursion of a Turkish flotilla into Cypriot waters to accompany the research vessel Orus Reis has prompted the Greek authorities to put their naval and air forces on high alert. The confrontation between the two countries is fast approaching, while Athens intends to prevent the Turkish mining exploration vessel, escorted by at least 5 military vessels, from carrying out the surveys to determine the presence of hydrocarbons in the Cypriot maritime subsoil. At the request of the Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, a exceptional meeting of European foreign ministers will take place this Friday on this.
Tuesday August 11, as the Turkish flotilla made up of the mining exploration vessel Orus Reis and 5 to 6 Turkish Navy escort frigates approached Cypriot waters with the objective of carrying out mineral explorations between Cyprus, Crete and Greece, the Hellenic Navy put its fleet on alert, in order to come and block his way. At the same time, the Greek air force followed suit, anticipating possible Turkish air force support if the two fleets were to come together. The Aegean Sea has been the subject of a large number of drones and reconnaissance planes flyby, creating a level of tension rarely reached in the last two decades between Athens and Ankara. In this context, the French Air Force dispatched two people Rafale at the Cypriot Andreas Papandreous airbase, officially as part of a maneuver with the national guard of the member country of the European Union.
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