After Cyprus awarded hydrocarbon exploration and drilling rights in its offshore Block 5 to Exxon Mobil Corp.and Qatar Petroleum,Turkey threatened to block any unau-thorized search for gas and oil in its economic exclusive zone in the Mediterranean.The Turkish Foreign Ministry said that a part of the license area in question violates Turkey's continental shelf rights in the eastern Mediterranean.The disputed site is the largest gas find for EU member Cyprus.
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