Petsas: Turkey’s latest move contrary to international legality
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“Ankara, with a new move that is added to the successive provocations of the recent period has proceeded to unilaterally and arbitrarily redefine the boundaries of its area of responsibility for search and rescue in its jurisdiction.
This decision is clearly illegal as it overlaps with areas under Greek jurisdiction but also under Greek sovereignty,” underlined government spokesperson Stelios Petsas while briefing the press on Monday.
“It is not based on operational criteria and does not serve purposes linked to the safety of human life. It is in direct conflict with international legality and does not produce legal results,” added Petsas.
He underlined that the Greek area of jurisdiction for search and rescue has been defined since the 1950s and has been submitted to the responsible international maritime organisation since 1975, while it coincides with the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR). Petsas also pointed out that Greece, via its unified rescue and rescue centre in Piraeus, effectively coordinates all search and rescue missions within Greece’s area of responsibility, offering its services to all the vessels and aircraft that may be in danger.
Source: ΑΝΑ- MPA
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