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Warships from three countries converging off Cyprus - paper.

BBC Monitoring International Reports

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Text of report in English by Greek Cypriot newspaper Cyprus Mail website on 18 October

[Report by Elias Hazou: "Navies roam Eastern Med"]

Navies from at least three countries are converging on the eastern Mediterranean in the vicinity of Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), according to reports yesterday, as Turkey continued talking tough and asserting its geo-strategic interests in the region.

The Jerusalem Post said Turkey has deployed gunboats and helicopters to escort its research vessel, the Piri Reis, as it explores for gas and oil. According to the paper, the United States has discreetly dispatched an aircraft, and Russian naval vessels have been seen patrolling.

The same report said US reconnaissance planes have circled …

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