Greece Tells Turkey: Codifying 'Blue Homeland' Claims Into Law Will Doom Aegean Détente

Greece has formally communicated its alarm to Turkey over reports that Ankara is drafting legislation to enshrine its expansive "Blue Homeland" maritime doctrine in domestic law, warning the move would shatter a fragile period of calm between the two NATO neighbors. Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, speaking at an energy summit in Athens, issued the government's sharpest public rebuke yet. "Any unilateral activity seeking to implement a country's intentions is doomed to fail," Mr. Gerape...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA