2018 Cyprus gas dispute
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title:
2018 Cyprus gas dispute
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The 2018 Cyprus gas dispute is a diplomatic dispute involving the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean, which began on February 6, 2018. The dispute followed remarks made by Turkey's foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, rejecting a 2003 Cypriot-Egyptian maritime border demarcation deal and announcing the Turkish government's intention to carry out gas exploration in the region. Tensions in the region further escalated on February 9, when the Turkish
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Dispute over natural gas around Cyprus
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Cyprus_gas_dispute
date created:
2018-02-18T21:52:30Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T17:50:37Z
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