Circumnavigating the Aegean question: Joint development of the Aegean Sea by Greece and Türkiye
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- Murat Sumer (MT) IMO International Maritime Law Institute
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Greece and Türkiye have been at odds regarding the Aegean question for several decades. Past efforts between the two countries to reach a permanent maritime boundary settlement did not yield any substantial solution. In this context, a joint development arrangement between the two neighbours might offer several advantages and would serve good neighbourly relations between the two coasts of the Aegean Sea.
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