Turkish Cypriot Parliament adopts law approving agreement on delineation of continental shelf between Turkey and TRNC

LEFKOSA (A.A) - Turkish Cypriot Parliament adopted on Monday a law approving the agreement on the delineation of continental shelf between Turkey and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). The law was adopted by a vote of 28 against 8 in the Turkish Cypriot Parliament. On September 21, Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkish Cypriot President Dervis Eroglu signed in New York an agreement on the delineation of the continental shelf between two countries in the East Mediterranean.      The deal gives Turkey the green light to search oil and natural gas inside the Turkish Cypriot waters. The agreement follows a Greek Cypriot move to start offshore drilling for natural gas and oil in the southeast of the Eastern Mediterranean island.