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Hello and welcome to the program im fed turkeys renewed size makes survey in the Eastern Mediterranean has reignited tensions with greece both nato members claim the right to drill the same area is believed to be rich in natural gas athens considers the redeployments of a turkish vessel in disputed waters a major escalation and says it will push for a u. S. Sanctions against turkey ankara insists the operations are within its Continental Shelf and its responding to provocations by athens it had pulled the vessel out of the waters last month saying it would encourage diplomacy but president. Gris and cyprus have failed to fulfill their promises and now the turkish leader has threatened to take action. Out of you then we will continue to give the response they deserve in the field to greece and the Greek Cypriot administration who have not kept their promises during talks within the e. U. And nato platforms so well both countries had agreed to hold preliminary discussions to is the dispute earlier this month but the greek Prime Minister. Says athens wont engage in ankara as long as the vessel remains in the region. We offer to be a very clear choice as the research. Council. Renewed partnership or series consequences has this aggressive behaviors continue unfortunately it seems for the moment but the. Rules are in the 2nd half. Lets bring in our guests joining us from istanbul is matthew riser whos a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and a former u. S. Diplomat who worked on the greece cyprus and turkey issues at the u. S. State department over in london is james carlins a whos a visiting professor at the London School of Economics Research in greece turkey relations and the cyprus conflict and over a nigga c. And cyprus andrei as a theophanous was the president of the Cyprus Center for european and International Affairs and a former economic adviser to the president s of cyprus welcome to inside story thanks very much for your time and turkey has now redeployed that vessel to disputed waters what message is that sending out by doing so i think what president everyone is doing is saying you know we were hoping that there were going to be some deescalate terry talks under the auspices of nato European Union. And well the way the government here is played it is that they they were upset when last week the greek government issued navteq so a notification that they were going to conduct a naval exercises in the aegean sea and on turkeys National Independence day thats what it felt like a raw nerve was touched because that independence these are actually commemorating the end of a war fought between turkey on one side and then greece and United Kingdom and others on the other side. But let me ask you this early on said this and i quote we will continue to give the response they deserve on the fields to greece and the Greek Cypriot administration who have not kept their promises during talks within the e. U. And nato platforms. Well what are these responses. Yeah and i dont know exactly what he has in mind because i dont know what transpired in those discussions but my understanding is that the talks were going ok and the idea was well lets deescalate tensions. And lets have a discussion about this legal dispute from the for turkish perspective which is murky its not a concrete black and white situation as to whos right whos wrong so in terms of responses i think what it means is being you know potentially dangerously ambiguous suggesting there could be military force involved but what i think it means is that the Seismic Survey ship or trace is going to continue its exploration that drill ships are going to continue their exploration and theyre going to be probably accompanied by turkish navy vessels and james again lets just focus in on what the president of turkey had to say when he says that greece and the Greek Cypriot administration have not kept their promise says he didnt spell out what those promises exactly were from yet your understanding james and what does he mean by this well you know its a very confusing situation all round because i think the point that was just made was was was very good it was to say look its a particular viewpoints on the nature of these disputes it also has a very particular viewpoint on how these disputes should be addressed namely in bottle negotiations but the big problem that weve seen is that its using what is seen by many outsiders to be an overly aggressive tactic to try and bring greece certainly to the negotiating table and so it and its very unclear to know exactly what words one means on any given day on the lots of issues so what he might have the mines its probably not what a lot of tokyos partner has been made so and certainly European Union have in mind for how we should be dealing with these disputes you know and you know well certainly get into the discuss. Of nato and i am but let me ask you james then what greece has in mind because matthew ries i just correctly pointed out that athens did hold military drills in the ajayan sea on one of turkeys Main National holidays so whats behind that message and what is the message that afghans are sending out well look i mean i think the important thing to bear in mind is that you know there is quite a long history of greece and turkey needle in each other on barris issues and things but what were seeing here is a resurgent old dispute between greece and turkey that we had felt had actually dissipated to a certain extent over the past 20 years over the past point years its been getting steadily worse i think and what we see now is not a crisis but you know we were looking 20 years ago at a major process of represented the way it looked like there might be a window of opportunity the 2 countries to start to address these bigger issues and thats now disappeared and one thing that really stands out with anyone who works on these sorts of issues is that its so much easier to address these sort of maritime disputes if there is an element of goodwill and trust between 2 countries not some countries have a maritime dispute what were seeing here is a gradual ratcheting up or quite significant ratcheting up of the tensions between the 2 countries which is just creating if you like a vicious circle which makes it more more difficult for them to sit down and not even work out how theyre going to you know what they dont do to solve the problem but how the region going to talk about solving the problem and brass let me bring you in from nicosia and were also going to get into the issue of cyprus in a moment but 1st of all just weigh in on the situation between greece and turkey is there any goodwill at this point to resolve issues. With will from whom from thing over time i think over time since has been exhibiting. Goodwill and it was supporting turkey in its european and visions expecting that there would be reciprocal steps that did not happen. Talking from nicosia in relation to cyprus well we must not forget that for 46 years turkey is occupying 30 percent of the territory of cyprus it has been provoking the you know invading the exclusive Economic Zone of cyprus recently in brussels there were no sunshines against turkey instead the union European Union called for talks and would wanted to see a process through which problems in this dimitry and would be resolved for a few days after that it took a step in relation to the fence if youre russia and it is moving towards opening that which is contrary to the United NationsSecurity Council resolutions only known from our perspective we see that turkey to the region is power in all himself does not conceal this fact he has repeatedly the clear that he would like to see the trigger was done. Revised in relation to cyprus he does not in or he has stated many times that he considered that he does not recognize that public of cyprus and its right to accept it to exist yet when it comes to these the many trainee and it invokes. Part of the net in 60 agreements to demand to explain or write serve for turkey in the Turkish Cypriots while at the same time for getting up legations i think at this point i think at this point time. There is certainly what i would see a lot of suspicion. Mistrust and the claim it does not its not positive i understand on the other hand the major powers in the European Union as well as the United States would like to see some form of a day look you know that these tensions but it takes 2 to tango ok lets talk about the e. U. For a moment on various ill stick with you for a 2nd because the e. U. As you pointed out did threaten turkey with sanctions if it according to the e. U. Fell to stop what the block was describing as a legal drilling and exploration activities in this particular area on the Eastern Mediterranean. But now the voices are growing again for sanctions but do you actually think the e. U. Will be going down that route and does the e. U. All speak in one voice when it comes to turkey certainly not i mean like the European Union has not yet developed into it your political power that it will have a strong and united was say in this than me or elsewhere but i think in the case of. We can think outside the box let me put on the table some suggestions. Croaky woods took in the turks approach would like to see the cooperation between the dixie periods anthropos improves on the Energy Issues even before this russian disciples problem. I think it would be good eve that is going to take place turkey should agree to believe in exclusive Economic Zone between cyprus and turkey and at the same time. Move what weve been conditioned all the relevant Security Council resolutions on what osha that is allow they could accept a legal residence operative to return under the auspices of the un i think and that is and that such a scenario where we have some small but major steps towards cooperation at least that. It may create a positive climate who refuse 10 assurance and at least try to build on some confidence ok here i thought for a 2nd but james james and you like to jump and yes we can be very honest and say look it sounds nice to have confidence Building Measures but ive been working on cyprus for 30 years and i can tell you that all confidence Building Measures do is actually reduce trust we need to be focusing on an overall settlement so the idea that youre going to get the greek and Turkish Cypriots to sit down to reach a comprehensive deal on energy. And not do it i just cant see it happening and all were going to do is get drawn into this debate for another couple of years where the cyprus problem as a whole is just going to sit and languish and theyve got to talk and talk a little talk around the issues it wont achieve any successful outcome ratso so what are you what are you proposing. I think that you know we really need to speak focusing on what we should always be focusing on which is a comprehensive settlement of the cyprus problems that once you get the parties together to sort this issue all these issues get resolved at a stroke you stole the cyprus problem you will be talking about the that to the recognition of the entire island of cyprus its territorial waters you know there may be some issues that will need to be sorted out with one crew but it becomes much more manageable the chinese piecemeal sort of confidence Building Measures day history of the cyprus problem is shown that competence Building Measures actually do more more harm than good very little ever comes out today and it just undermines trust so i dont really think that what we need to be doing is focusing on how were going to get the sites back to the negotiating table theres later elections coming up in Northern Cyprus this weekend which might provide a chance for regime the un negotiation process and this is a practically i think where we need to be focusing. Very much sound like if i may yet and go ahead and go ahead and dress and matthew ill come over to you in just a 2nd go ahead and dress i have made the suggestion of because of what james is suggesting that took place for 4 to 6 years and it didnt work out that the policy pursued so far and in relation to the cyprus question we will see that the u. N. Process of putting to community was asians by community was interest be the press is only one dimensional the problem yet the major problem is the fact that tricky so keeping 30 percent of the tell you tell your side process it because more selfless it has come from the northern part of the island texas approves less than 50 percent minority even in the north and part of cyprus so i think even the process that we have web so far to be then where truckee used these time these young who couldnt sorely date and affect the situation. I was born with that puppy persepolis and that in 60 i went to the gym because been doing going to work in cyprus but im leaving here and they have experienced step by step with as they can place will be easiest and our perception is different yes it would be it would be great to see a complete consume supplement and i think who over time could accept have made concessions that. Nobody would have been thinking about for it some ok. Were just right i just want to Say Something yeah ok. Its 2 to one so hes a low i mean in relation to what weve come to concede in cyprus if he were to eve you were to offer what could exist over twitter disapproves i think that we note that this problem in turkey has went ok i understand what youre saying about the issue of cyprus matthew let me bring you in because obviously the gist gusen is heading into this the differences when it comes to the island of cyprus so there are many issues at play here but lets just get back to the issue of gas and Energy Resources and mediation efforts because. Weve seen kind of an absence by the u. S. When it comes to this germany has sought to mediate between greece and Turkey France has weighed in as well but its weight in more explicitly on the side of the greeks d to what extent can diplomacy be achieved at this point and by whom the i think at this point we are at an impasse for me going back to what mr taylor funds are saying and james as well there are all these years 40 some you 46 years of trying to reach a comprehensive solution and i think. 2 years ago when that or 3 years ago when the last round of u. N. Mediated talks collapsed i think turkey kind of gave up because as mr gilani says he sees the Greek Cypriots as having made significant. Concessions that turkish side thinks they did too including to withdraw all of its troops from the island so the u. N. Yes i think its kind of dead the u. S. Is absent and i think what weve seen throughout the course of the summer is that the biggest outside player right now is french and has spent its been president. Has a lot of enmity with or toward president ever to one i mean france and turkey have squared off on different sides in syria and libya now in azerbaijan and so i think a mediator i would ultimately have to be the European Union as a whole unless the u. N. Could get back about the right of the prospects of mediation i think are really remote well ok speaking of the u. S. And where it hasnt been absent theres another dispute on maritime rights in the Eastern Mediterranean and thats between lebanon israel so they started their 1st round of indirect talks o