TURNHOS N/W : 1094/24
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
1. THE “CYPRUS” MENTIONED IN NAVIGATIONAL WARNINGS RELEASED BY LARNACA NAVTEX STATION IS NOT THE ORIGINAL PARTNERSHIP STATE ESTABLISHED IN 1960.
2. THEREFORE, TÜRKİYE DECLARES THAT THE TERM OF “CYPRUS” NEITHER AMOUNT TO ANY FORM OF RECOGNITION OF THE GREEK CYPRIOT ADMINISTRATION NOR PREJUDICE TÜRKİYE’S RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS EMANATING FROM THE TREATY OF GUARANTEE AND THE TREATY OF ESTABLISHMENT OF 1960.
3. THE EFFORTS TO LEGITIMIZE ILLEGAL CLAIMS OF THE GREEK CYPRIOT ADMINISTRATION THROUGH LARNACA NAVTEX STATION ARE NULL AND NEITHER WAS NOR WILL BE ACCEPTED BY TÜRKİYE.
4. NAVIGATIONAL WARNINGS RELEASED BY ANTALYA NAVTEX STATION ARE VALID AND IN EFFECT. ANTALYA NAVTEX STATION WILL CONTINUE TO PROMULGATE NAVTEX MESSAGES FOR SAFETY OF MARINERS.