Reiterating their claims to reserves located in the exclusive economic zone, the Cypriot government dismissed the warnings from Ankara, stating that they would continue to pursue development agreements, according to a Platts report.

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Coast Guard official Yasuhiko Oku said the captain had admitted being inside Japan's exclusive economic zone when he was stopped on Saturday, the Associated Press reports.

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