‘An unwise move’: Berlin warns Ankara over fresh exploration activities in contested waters of East Mediterranean — RT

 Renewed hydrocarbon exploration in disputed waters would be an “unwise” move by Turkey, a German government spokesman said as Ankara prepares to send its research vessel to conduct seismic studies yet again.

The spokesman for the federal government, Steffen Seibert, was quoted by German media as saying Ankara’s decision to renew seismic surveys in the disputed area would set back efforts to establish talks between Turkey, Greece and Cyprus, and “would certainly be anything but conducive to the further development of EU-Turkey relations.”

    It would be an unwise move for Turkey to begin exploration in a disputed area again.

The comments follow Turkey’s announcement that maintenance was completed on research vessel Oruç Reis and it would restart exploration in the contested waters until October 22. Earlier this month, the EU said it would punish Turkey if it continued exploration activities in the contested waters.