The claims made by the Spokesperson of the Turkish Foreign Ministry over the licensing of block 5 to the ExxonMobil/Qatar Petroleum are groundless, Cyprus Foreign Ministry has said, adding that exploration and exploitation in block 5 is an “exclusive sovereign right of Cyprus and does not affect any third state including Turkey.” In a press release issued in response to the statement made by the spokesperson of the Turkish Foreign Ministry yesterday, the Ministry said the comments made “demonstrate, yet again, …








