KKTC slams Greek Cypriot move on oil exploration

Turgay Avcı, foreign minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), reacted harshly yesterday to a reported unilateral move by the Greek Cypriot administration to launch offshore oil and gas exploration in waters surrounding the divided island of Cyprus. Greek Cypriot daily Phileleftheros reported that the Greek Cypriot administration has been preparing to launch exploration in the waters between... [read full story]