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The Syrian ambassador to Turkey, Nidal Kabalan, has firmly rejected news reports suggesting that Syria reached a deal with the Greek Cypriot administration for mutually defining their economic zones.


In early November, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad became the first Syrian head of state to visit Greek Cyprus. A number of agreements for bilateral cooperation were signed during the visit, according to Greek Cypriot media reports.

“Such a deal was definitely not signed,” Kabalan told the Anatolia news agency on Monday, referring to reports claiming that Syria signed a deal recognizing Greek Cyprus' continental shelf in the Mediterranean Sea. “Moreover, such a deal didn't even come on the agenda during President Assad's visit,” Kabalan said.

In recent years, Ankara has on many occasions made clear that according to international law, the sea boundaries between the countries and the limits of the continental shelf of each country need to be delineated via consensus among all coastal and neighboring countries when the issue is a semi-closed sea such as the eastern Mediterranean.

Since 2003, Greek Cyprus has sought to sign agreements with other coastal states to delineate the island's continental shelf in the Mediterranean in order to search for hydrocarbon reserves within the divided island's exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

http://www.todayszaman.com/news-227273- ... yprus.html

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The Syrian ambassador to Turkey, Nidal Kabalan, has firmly rejected news reports suggesting that Syria reached a deal with the Greek Cypriot administration for mutually defining their economic zones.

Never ask an ambassador for an honest opinion! He's on his own out there...

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The Syrian ambassador to Turkey, Nidal Kabalan, has firmly rejected news reports suggesting that Syria reached a deal with the Greek Cypriot administration for mutually defining their economic zones.

Never ask an ambassador for an honest opinion! He's on his own out there...

What about an FM?

Syrian FM denies reports on economic agreement with Cyprus
16.11.2010 00:23

Syrian FM denies reports on economic agreement with Cyprus

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al Muallem on Monday denied news reports that Syria signed an agreement with Greek Cypriot administration, Anadolu Agency reported.

According to diplomatic sources, Muallem called Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on the phone saying that reports on signing of economic zone agreement does not correspond to reality.

Earlier in the day, Syria's Ambassador to Turkey Nidal Kabalan denied news stories about an economic agreement between his country and Republic of Cyprus.

http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/1782605.html

He said the news stories that Syria and the Greek Cypriot administration signed economic zone agreement during Syrian President Bashar al-Asad's visit to the island were inaccurate.

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Also on Thursday the two countries signed agreements covering mutual investment in education and telecommunications, tourism, energy and port services.

No details were given on the content of the agreements but Assad, who will address a business forum in Nicosia on Friday, is keen to attract investment to Syria, which is subject to US sanctions.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101104/wl ... 1104172526