3 minutes agoFrance intervenes with army in Mediterranean, supports Greece in dispute with Turkey
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)France will increase its military presence in the eastern Mediterranean, President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, urging Turkey to ban oil and gas research in disputed waters that have raised tensions with Greece. The French leader expressed concern over the unilateral “ ” explorations from Turkey in a call with the Greek prime minister [...]
The French leader expressed concern over the unilateral “explorations” from Turkey in a call with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Macron's office said in a statement, Klan Kosova reports.
He added that the search must take over “in order to allow a peaceful” dialogue among neighbouring NATO members.
Endurance deepened this week with the arrival of Turkish seismic research ship Oruc Reis in a controversial Mediterranean area accompanied by warships.
France will temporarily reinforce its “military presence “to monitor the situation in the region and mark its determination to support international law”.
