UK Navy Calls off Aegean Exercise to ‘Steer Clear’ of Greek-Turkish tensions

Greek daily Kathimerini reports that the British Royal Navy has cancelled a scheduled military exercise in the Aegean in what appears as an effort to steer clear of Greek-Turkish tensions.
The exercise was due to take place off the south-eastern Aegean island of Karpathos.
The cancellation was announced in a
navigational telex (navtex) issued by Ankara, to the outrage of Athens.
Kathimerini says that it was the second time in the last two weeks that Turkey had issued a navtex announcing that a third country would hold military exercises within Greek or Cypriot territorial waters.
In late July, Ankara had issued a navtex announcing an American military vessel would be conducting activities within Cyprus’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Through its ambassador in Nicosia,Washington officially denied having asked Turkey to issue a navtex regarding the American warship.