(MENAFN) Türkiye voiced alarm Saturday following assaults on two commercial tankers in the Black Sea, cautioning that the incidents create severe hazards to regional safety and stability, according to the Foreign Ministry.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Oncu Keceli stated the attacks on the Gambia-flagged vessels KAIROS and VIRAT transpired within Türkiye's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), triggering concerns about navigation security and environmental protection.

"These incidents that occurred within our Exclusive Economic Zone in the Black Sea have posed serious risks to navigation, life, property, and environmental safety in the region," Keceli said in a statement on X, the US social media company.

He added that Ankara continue contacts with relevant parties to prevent the Russia-Ukraine war from spreading across the Black Sea and escalating, as well as to prevent any negative effect on Türkiye's economic interests and activities in the region.

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