Ankara's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Baki Ilkin last week sent a letter to Ban in which he said: "Greek Cyprus is trying to create a fait accompli in the region" and warned that "Turkey is determined to protect its rights and interests in the Eastern Mediterranean."
Cyprus Commerce Minister Antonis Michaelides said that Nicosia would not back down in the face of Turkish intimidation tactics, because it knows full well that international law is on its side. -Neftegaz.RU
