Germany: Berlin calls on Turkey and Libya to 'follow maritime borders' per intl. law

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SOT, Maria Adebahr, Foreign Ministry spokesperson (German): "Regarding this [question], I can gladly tell you, that we explicitly share the solidarity position of the European Foreign Commission with Greece and Cyprus.''
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SOT, Maria Adebahr, Foreign Ministry spokesperson (German): "We call on Turkey and Libya to respect the sovereignty and the sovereign rights of all EU member states and to follow maritime borders in accordance with the current international law.''
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SOT, Maria Adebahr, Foreign Ministry spokesperson (German): "Therefore, our position is clear. Maritime borders have to follow the current Law of the Sea under participation of all affected conflict parties, coastal nations is the right word - and of course this also applies to the Mediterranean Sea.''
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SOT, Steffen Seibert, Government spokesperson (German): "We have no information about a deportation request [from Russia]. Our position is clear and in Paris, the Chancellor has made clear with the Russian President during a bilateral meeting, as well as in the joint press conference - We demand cooperation from the Russian side and to provide us with the information, the information they have.''
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SOT, Steffen Seibert, Government spokesperson (German): "Just now the statements of the Ambassador Netschayev have been mentioned, which we have acknowledged and of course now we expect that this willingness to cooperate - which you can read from these statements - will be displayed by the provision of information.''
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SOT, Maria Adebahr, Foreign Ministry spokesperson (German): "We are happy about any sign of cooperation and that Russia makes clear, that they are willing to cooperate.''
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Turkey and Libya should "follow maritime borders in accordance with the current international law," said a German government spokesperson on Wednesday, when asked about the recent deal between the two states on their maritime borders in the Mediterranean Sea.
Speaking during the weekly federal government press conference in Berlin, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Adebahr added that Berlin calls "on Turkey and Libya to respect the sovereignty and the sovereign rights of all EU member states."
"I can gladly tell you, that we explicitly share the solidarity position of the European Foreign Commission with Greece and Cyprus," Adebahr continued, "our position is clear. Maritime borders have to follow the current Law of the Sea under participation of all affected conflict parties, coastal nations is the right word - and of course this also applies to the Mediterranean Sea.''
Germany has no information about a deportation request from the Russian government in relation to the Georgian man who was shot dead in Berlin's Tiergarten park in August, commented government spokesperson Steffen Seibert.
"We demand cooperation from the Russian side and to provide us with the information, the information they have," stated Seibert.
The Federal Press Conference takes place three times per week in Berlin.