Members of the European Parliament have condemned Turkey’s actions in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Greece and Cyprus and have expressed full solidarity with the two member states of the European Union.

They have also expressed concern about the ongoing dispute and the risk of military escalation between the EU member states and the EU candidate state.

This comes before the September 24-25 special session of the European Council devoted the dangerous escalation and Turkey’s role in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The EU has declared that it clearly and resolutely protects its interests and that the Members of the European Parliament call on Turkey to immediately end any future unlawful intelligence and drilling activities in the Mediterranean, refrain from violating the airspace of Greece and the territorial waters of Greece and Cyprus and stop the nationalist and belligerent rhetoric.