Turkey on collision course with Greece, Cyprus
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS, Associated Press – 23 hours ago
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' foreign minister said Friday the international community backs the island's plans to drill for oil and gas off its shores, despite Turkey's strong opposition.
Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis said the international community has afforded Cyprus political protection for the search for mineral deposits inside its exclusive economic zone, which is near to sizable gas finds within Israeli waters.
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