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Greece Readies Return to Disputed Waters for Cyprus Power Cable, Testing Turkey
Greece is preparing to resume seabed surveys next month for a planned undersea power cable linking it to Cyprus, setting up a fresh test of whether Turkey will try to block a project that has repeatedly fueled tensions between the two NATO allies. By Antonis Telopoulos French cable maker Nexans has asked Greek and Cypriot authorities for permission to survey the seabed with the French-flagged vessel Abeille Marengo. Greece is expected to issue a navigational warning, known as a NAVTEX, for the work in November. The key question is how Ankara responds once the ship is at sea. In July 2024,