国际英语资讯:Cyprus strongly deplores moves by Turkey to start natural gas drilling in Cypriot EEZ
<p><span word="NICOSIA">NICOSIA</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 4-- <span word="Cyprus">Cyprus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="deplored">deplored</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cypriot">Cypriot</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> (<span word="EEZ">EEZ</span>), <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resume">resume</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>.</p><p><span word="Cypriot">Cypriot</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Nicos">Nicos</span> <span word="Anastasiades">Anastasiades</span> <span word="branded">branded</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="unlawful">unlawful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="details">details</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="coordinates">coordinates</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>.</p><p><span word="Anastasiades">Anastasiades</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resume">resume</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="unfortunately">unfortunately</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="obstacles">obstacles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="reasonably">reasonably</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resumption">resumption</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dialogue">dialogue</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="will">will</span>," <span word="Anastasiades">Anastasiades</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Shortly">Shortly</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Anastasiades">Anastasiades</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="Federica">Federica</span> <span word="Mogherini">Mogherini</span>, <span word="high">high</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Policy">Policy</span>, <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="worded">worded</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="deploring">deploring</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="refrain">refrain</span> <span word="from">from</span> "<span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="actions">actions</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="response">response</span> "<span word="in">in</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="solidarity">solidarity</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Cyprus">Cyprus</span>."</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="grave">grave</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cyprus">Cyprus</span>," <span word="Mogherini">Mogherini</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="read">read</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> 2018, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="condemned">condemned</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</span>.</p>
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