Greece rules out seeking Turkish consent for Cyprus-Crete power cable surveys
- Greece is pressing ahead with plans to resume seabed surveys for the Cyprus-Crete electricity cable, while Turkey insists it must be consulted as a “coastal state” before any work takes place.
- The company running the project, known as the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), is finishing its technical preparations.
- It is in talks with the Greek government on when to submit a formal request to authorise the survey vessel and have a NAVTEX, a maritime notice to shipping, issued.
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- Greece is pressing ahead with plans to resume seabed surveys for the Cyprus-Crete electricity cable, while Turkey insists it must be consulted as a “coastal state” before any work takes place.
- The company running the project, known as the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), is finishing its technical preparations.
- It is in talks with the Greek government on when to submit a formal request to authorise the survey vessel and have a NAVTEX, a maritime notice to shipping, issued.
Sources: Protothema