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Source: Arab.net, agencies
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the European Council to convince Greece and other European countries to withdraw in the eastern Mediterranean, as the time draws near for the European Union to discuss imposing sanctions on Ankara for its invasion of the economic zones of Greece and Cyprus and illegal oil and gas exploration.
A Turkish exploration ship and a Turkish military ship off Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean
The President of the Council of the European Union, Charles Michel, called during a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to hold a multilateral conference on the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, according to a Council source.
The source told reporters Sunday that “the president of the European Council held talks with President Erdogan in a context of growing tension in the eastern Mediterranean.”
He added that Michel “also requested the convening of a multilateral conference on the eastern Mediterranean, in order to seek agreed and peaceful solutions.”
The relations of several countries of the European Union with Turkey are experiencing strong tension, especially on the Libyan issue and the immigration issue, as well as security and gas reserves in the eastern Mediterranean, as these countries accuse Ankara to follow an expansive policy.
The situation has become particularly volatile in the region a month after the escalation that began on August 10 when Turkey sent a seismic exploration ship to the waters claimed by Athens.
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