Turkish Vice-President Fuat Oktay said “we will reciprocate any step which would harm the legitimate rights and interests of our country and the TRNC in the Eastern Mediterranean.”

Oktay evaluated the developments in the Eastern Mediterranean during a speech he delivered at the General Assembly of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.

He stressed that Turkey’s Eastern Mediterranean policy could not be questioned.

Stating that Turkey’s determined stance in foreign policy will continue even if some circles were annoyed, Oktay said “within the framework of its sovereign rights and power, Turkey can carry out activities at any area, at any time in its continental shelf in the Eastern Mediterranean.”