国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Tensions on rise in eastern Mediterranean over Turkey-Libya maritime deal
<p><span word="ANKARA">ANKARA</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 6-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="boundaries">boundaries</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="sealed">sealed</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internationally">internationally</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="angered">angered</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span>, <span word="inflaming">inflaming</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>, <span word="inked">inked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Istanbul">Istanbul</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 27 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="delimit">delimit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="zones">zones</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="explorations">explorations</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cypriot">Cypriot</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="hailed">hailed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="step">step</span>" <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="condemnation">condemnation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Cypriot">Cypriot</span> <span word="ally">ally</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span> <span word="celebrates">celebrates</span> <span word="its">its</span> 70<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="NATO">NATO</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>' <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sources">sources</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="spanning">spanning</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cyprus">Cyprus</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="pipeline">pipeline</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="fields">fields</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="imposition">imposition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Ankara">Ankara</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="punish">punish</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cyprus">Cyprus</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="changer">changer</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="one">one</span>," <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="commentator">commentator</span> <span word="Serkan">Serkan</span> <span word="Demirtas">Demirtas</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p>
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