Greek Turkish tensions

AEGEAN: Starting the final discussions on all issues Starting in Athens the 50th round of exploratory talks between Turkey and Greece began and continued from 2002.

The contacts were virtually frozen since 2004 and launched in 2008 for Dora Bakoyannis again. The contacts, the diplomats and politicians involved to discuss the requirements of Turkey in the Aegean and Thrace.

Sources report that the Department 50th round is dedicated exclusively to the Aegean. Contacts begin on Monday. By Prime Minister George Papandreou has denied the contents of the telegram of the U.S. embassy under which agreed to discuss all Turkish claims except the concession land. The striking is that all the other issues of national sovereignty based on information the Americans agreed to discuss by Papandreou as the airspace, territorial waters, the sources of wealth, etc. are the result and the "profit" from the occupation of the territories Aegean.

US proposal Namely:

• claiming shelf ignoring the corresponding right of the islands,
• the relinquishment by the Greek side of the right to extend the territorial sea does not recognize the part of Greek airspace between six and ten miles
. The challenge to Greek sovereignty in the Aegean islands,
• control the entire airspace of the Aegean Sea east of 25th,
• the demilitarization of the islands,
• Disarmament of aircraft in the Aegean maintaining the advantage of proximity of the Greek islands. At the same time refuse to submit flight plans in the FIR,
• Operate and reduce flight Greek war in the eastern Aegean They accept the prime minister to discuss, plus the joint management of wealth, according to the Americans. It also accepts a separate deal for the Aegean has shelf and the eastern Mediterranean, according to the opinion of the U.S. ambassador and the information he had.

Indeed, according to a telegram from former U.S. Ambassador Daniel Speckhard, asked to complete the talks within a maximum of 18 months! Neither has responded to them by the Greek government.

After the 42nd cycle in July 2009, the 43rd was in May 2010, after a further five were accelerated by the end of the year. The two sides had agreed from the outset not to be communications to the public on the progress of the contacts. If this does not say secret diplomacy that called? And secret diplomacy in a case where a claim and the other begging ...

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