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Turkey accuses Greece of shunning east Med talks

by Agence France-Presse
September 4, 2020
in War News
2 min read
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Turkey seeks alternatives to Russian energy after warplane crisis

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a meeting at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. In a long-feared escalation of tensions between Russia and NATO as well as the Syrian conflict, Turkey on Tuesday shot down a Russian warplane that it claims had crossed into its airspace during a sortie against rebels in Syria. Turkey has vowed to support the Syrian Turkmen and Erdogan on Tuesday criticized Russian actions in the Turkmen regions, saying there were no Islamic State group fighters in the area. (AP Photo/Kayhan Ozer, Presidential Press Service, Pool )

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Turkey on Friday accused Greece of shunning dialogue and lying by denying it had signed up to NATO-brokered talks aimed at avoiding accidents between their navies in the eastern Mediterranean.

NATO allies Turkey and Greece are at loggerheads over energy riches, with overlapping maritime border claims and escalating tensions.

A Greek frigate collided with a Turkish one in August and the two NATO members staged rival war games in the energy-rich but disputed region last week.

Alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg has been trying to establish dialogue to avoid any future mishaps.

Stoltenberg on Thursday said Greek and Turkish leaders “agreed to enter into technical talks at NATO to establish mechanisms for military de-confliction to reduce the risk of incidents and accidents”.

But Greece said later Thursday that Athens never agreed to the technical talks, saying Stoltenberg’s statement did not “correspond to reality”.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Greece did in fact agree to the proposal when it was made.

“Greece denied the secretary general’s (remarks) but the one lying here is not the NATO secretary general, it’s Greece itself,” Cavusoglu told reporters in Ankara.

“Greece showed once more than it’s not in favour of dialogue.”

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis earlier on Friday said Turkey should drop “threats” against his country if talks on reducing tensions are to begin.

Greece and Cyprus claim Turkey’s drilling activities in the eastern Mediterranean are a violation of their sovereignty.

Turkey deployed the Oruc Reis research vessel and warships to the disputed waters on August 10 and prolonged the mission three times, the latest until September 12.

The decision has also inflamed Turkey’s ties with EU military powerhouse France.

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for Turkey to be sanctioned over its gas exploration and accused Ankara of treading on Greece and Cyprus’ rights.

Cavusoglu took aim at Macron on Friday, accusing him of “hysteria”.

“Who is supporting Greece? Who is provoking Greece the most? France. France has its own goals here. What is France’s link to the eastern Mediterranean?

“My advice to France is this: this hysterical behaviour will benefit no one,” calling on Paris to work with Ankara to solve issues including the eastern Mediterranean.

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