TURNHOS N/W     : 0857/18
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA
1.NAVTEX MESSAGES PROMULGATED IN BLACK SEA, AEGEAN SEA AND MEDITERRANEAN BY TURKISH NAVTEX STATIONS ARE LEGAL AND COMPLY WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW. TURKISH NAVTEX STATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO PROMULGATE NAVTEX MESSAGES IN BLACK SEA, AEGEAN SEA AND MEDITERRANEAN, FOR THE SAFETY OF MARINERS.
2.IT IS WORTH TO MENTION THAT THE “CYPRUS” MENTIONED IN LARNACA NAVWARN NR. 285/18 IS NOT THE ORIGINAL PARTNERSHIP STATE ESTABLISHED IN 1960. THEREFORE, TURKEY DECLARES THAT THE TERM OF “CYPRUS” NEITHER AMOUNT TO ANY FORM OF RECOGNITION OF THE GREEK CYPRIOT ADMINISTRATION NOR PREJUDICE TURKEY’S RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS EMANATING FROM THE TREATY OF GUARANTEE AND THE TREATY OF ESTABLISHMENT OF 1960.