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In its first statement after the official change of guard on Tuesday, the Greek Foreign Ministry condemned Turkey's planned drilling inside Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ), saying such an action violates international law and further escalates tensions in the region.

A second Turkish ship planning to drill for oil and gas off Cyprus arrived off the Mediterranean island's northeastern coast on Monday, triggering a strong protest from Nicosia of an infringement by Turkey of its sovereign rights.

A second Turkish drillship arrived on Monday off the coast of Cyprus, just south of the Karpasia (Kaspas) peninsula.
Just before midnight, Turkey issued NAVTEX 765/19, according to which Yavuz will drill until September 30 with the help of three supporting vessels, "VOS PRIME," "VOS PRINCE" and "POSH SINCERE."

A second Turkish drillship named Yavuz will begin drilling for oil and gas off the island of Cyprus next week, Energy Minister Fatih Dönmez has said.

Turkey's second drillship, Yavuz, will begin drilling for oil and natural gas in the eastern Mediterranean within a week, Fatih Dönmez, Turkey's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, has told news agency Anadolu.

Yavuz is currently at the port of Mersin doing "final tests" and getting supplies, said Donmez.

With the new season approaching, opera and ballet-goers will watch performances that have not been staged for a long time on Turkish stages, Culture and Tourism Deputy Minister Özgül Özkan Yavuz has said.

In response to Turkey's current activities and future designs in Cyprus' territorial waters, Nicosia issued a navigational telex Friday reserving parts of blocks 2 and 3 in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) for naval exercises from July 1 to 10.

Cyprus has issued a navigational telex reserving a large area of Block 3 and a part of Block 2 in its exclusive economic zone for naval exercises, the country's Phileleftheros newspaper reported on Friday.

Cyprus has issued a navigational telex reserving a large area of Block 3 and a part of Block 2 in its exclusive economic zone for naval exercises, the country's Phileleftheros newspaper reported on Friday.

The European Union will "closely monitor" Turkish drilling activities off the coast of Cyprus and "stands ready to respond appropriately," the European Council said in the draft conclusions of a summit in Brussels.