Greece Will Do ‘Whatever Necessary’ in Dispute With Turkey

Greece Will Do ‘Whatever Necessary’ in Dispute With Turkey
The research vessel Oruc Reis in Antalya, Turkey. Turkey's Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources via AP
|Updated:

ATHENS, Greece—Greece warned on July 23 it will do “whatever is necessary” to defend its sovereign rights in response to plans by neighboring Turkey to proceed with an oil-and-gas research mission south of Greek islands in the eastern Mediterranean.

The dispute over seabed mineral rights has led to increased navy deployments by both NATO members in the region, where a Turkish research vessel, the Oruc Reis, is being prepared for a survey mission.