Athens hit back Thursday at Turkish criticism of a new Greek legal framework for renewable energy projects that includes the Aegean Sea islands, amid growing tension over maritime rights between the historic regional rivals.
A Foreign Ministry statement said Ankara's response to the new Greek law, which entered into force Wednesday, "contains a series of baseless, absolutely unacceptable claims which we reject."
The ministry added that the Turkish objections had been aired a few days after a similar complaint from Ankara over a new Greek regulatory framework on tourism.
"This repetition ... points to an obsession with revisionist positions that have no legal foundation," it said.
Greece’s new framework establishes rules for the siting of new renewable energy projects and energy storage facilities, alongside additional measures aimed at protecting the environment, local communities and cultural heritage.
