Marinakis on 12 Nautical Miles: “Greece’s Unilateral Right — We Will Not Renounce It”
Athens is reaffirming in the clearest terms its sovereign right to extend its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles, stressing that both the timing and manner of exercising that right are decisions for Greece alone. Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis also linked this position to Greece’s formal diplomatic démarche to Turkey, signalling that Athens is moving beyond rhetoric and putting its legal position formally on record.