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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly made “complaints” to Angela Merkel during a telephone conversation, protesting France’s actions in the eastern Mediterranean.
According to the Open TV correspondent in Istanbul, Erdogan allegedly asked the German chancellor what right France has “at the feet of Turkey” and what the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle’s job is in the eastern Mediterranean, even asking her to intervene. so that Paris can stop these actions.
For her part, Merkel replied that she would seek contact with French President Emanuel Macron to resolve the issue, but also with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to begin talks immediately, while committing to contact him again immediately.
Meeting with Saraj
It is recalled that today Erdogan had a closed-door meeting with the head of the Libyan government recognized by the UN, shortly before a meeting in Morocco between representatives of the two rival authorities in Libya.
The meeting between President Erdogan and the head of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (KNU), Fagez al-Saraj, took place in Istanbul, the Turkish presidency announced without giving details.
Message from the EU
However, in a telephone conversation that the President of the European Council Charles Michel had today with Tayyip Erdogan expressed the full solidarity of the European Union in Greece and Cyprus.
According to a European official, Charles Michel highlighted the importance of the de-escalation and called on Turkey to refrain from activities that increase tensions.
At the same time, the President of the European Council, calling a multilateral conference, points out that current disputes can be resolved through dialogue.
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