ANKARA
Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said that the Turkish Cypriots had equal and inherent rights on Cyprus' natural resources within the Cypriot continental shelf as the Greek Cypriots.
In a statement released on Saturday, the Turkish MFA underlined that disregarding such a reality and Greek Cypriots' continuation of one-sided provocative activities was a situation unacceptable by Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
Turkish MFA's remarks came after the Greek Cypriots held a second (international) tender for the exploration of oil and natural gas in the island.
Within this frame, Turkey strongly supports the statements made by the TRNC Foreign Ministry on November 2 (on the natural resources of Cyprus), the MFA also said.
