Al Jazeera: Turkey says EU measures won't deter it from drilling off Cyprus
Statement by foreign ministry comes after EU takes punitive steps against Ankara's activities in Eastern Mediterranean.
Turkey has said punitive European Union measures against it will not deter it from continuing to search for oil and gas off the coast of Cyprus.
On Monday, the foreign ministers of the EU agreed to call off high-level political meetings, suspend negotiations on an aviation deal and reduce EU accession funding earmarked for Turkey.
The ministers of the 28-member bloc, of which Cyprus is a member, also invited the European Investment Bank to review its lending activities in Turkey, notably with regard to sovereign-backed lending.
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