Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, in the context of safeguarding our national sovereignty, as well as protecting the European acquis, instructed the Greek Embassy in Ankara to make a demarche to protest illegal fishing by Turkish fishing boats in our territorial waters.
He also underlined the reprehensible practice by vessels of the Turkish Coast Guard to accompany the Turkish fishing boats and harass the Greek fishing boats.
Illegal fishing in Greek territorial waters constitutes also a violation of European law, in addition to the fact that it is yet another violation, on the part of Turkey, of the International Law of the Sea.
Unfortunately, Turkey continues its infringing conduct undeterred.
The Greek side, committed to defending its rights under International Law, leaves no provocation unanswered.