Conflictos

Cinco países juegan a la guerra en las aguas del Mediterráneo oriental

La zona es escenario de tensiones y disputas entre Grecia y Turquía por exploraciones en busca de gas

A handout photo released by the Greek National Defence Ministry on August 26, 2020 shows Greek Hydra-class frigate Psara (F-454) of the Hellenic Navy and a military helicopter taking part in a military exercise in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, on August 25, 2020. - Greece said it will launch military exercises on August 25 with France, Italy and Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean, the focus of escalating tensions between Athens and Ankara. The joint exercises south of Cyprus and the Greek island of Crete will last three days, the defence ministry said. The discovery of major gas deposits in waters surrounding Crete and Cyprus has triggered a scramble for energy riches and revived old rivalries between NATO members Greece and Turkey. (Photo by Handout / GREEK DEFENCE MINISTRY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / GREEK DEFENCE MINISTRY" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
A handout photo released by the Greek National Defence Ministry on August 26, 2020 shows Greek Hydra-class frigate Psara (F-454) of the Hellenic Navy and a military helicopter taking part in a military exercise in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, on August 25, 2020. - Greece said it will launch military exercises on August 25 with France, Italy and Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean, the focus of escalating tensions between Athens and Ankara. The joint exercises south of Cyprus and the Greek island of Crete will last three days, the defence ministry said. The discovery of major gas deposits in waters surrounding Crete and Cyprus has triggered a scramble for energy riches and revived old rivalries between NATO members Greece and Turkey. (Photo by Handout / GREEK DEFENCE MINISTRY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / GREEK DEFENCE MINISTRY" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS HANDOUT
La fragata Greek Hydra de la Armada griega y un helicóptero militar durante maniobras en el Mediterráneo oriental, el martes 25 de agosto del 2020. AFP (HANDOUT/AFP)

París. Grecia, Francia, Italia y Chipre comenzaron este miércoles maniobras militares conjuntas en el Mediterráneo oriental, mientras que Turquía hacía sus propios ejercicios navales junto a un destructor de Estados Unidos, en un contexto de tensión entre Atenas y Ankara.

“Chipre, Grecia, Francia e Italia acordaron desplegar una presencia conjunta en el Mediterráneo oriental dentro de la Iniciativa Cuatripartita de Cooperación (SQAD)”, informó este miércoles el Ministerio de Defensa griego.

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