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- Cyprus ready for dialogue with Turkey on Mediterranean issues, but ‘not under threats’
Dialogue with Ankara is still possible to de-escalate tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Cypriot president said on Wednesday. However, he again accused Turkey of provocations.Sep 16, 2020 11:08World News - ‘If Greece wants to pay a price, let them come’: Erdogan fires back at Athens as Mediterranean row escalatesPerhaps pouring more petrol into the flaming spat with Greece, the Turkish president ruled out making any concessions to Athens on the oil and gas discoveries in the contentious Mediterranean waters.Aug 26, 2020 10:55World News
- France & Italy throw weight behind Greece as naval war games kick off amid Athens-Ankara rowFrance, Italy, Greece and Cyprus are staging a massive maritime exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean, in an apparent veiled nod to Turkey, which recently began researching oil and gas deposits in the area, raising ire in Athens.Aug 26, 2020 09:24World News
- ‘We won’t allow banditry on our continental shelf’: Erdogan says Turkey won’t back down amid Mediterranean standoffTurkey will not bow to international pressure and “banditry” in the contested waters of the eastern Mediterranean, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, promising to continue oil and gas exploration as planned.Aug 15, 2020 19:52World News
- Erdogan warns of ‘high price’ if Turkish ships are attacked, after French planes buzz Ankara’s flotillaTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened reprisals if anyone attacks the ship surveying disputed waters in the Mediterranean for oil and gas, after two French jets flew nearby during an exercise with the Greek fleet.Aug 13, 2020 17:31World News
- Macron boosts French fleet presence in Mediterranean & demands Turkey end ‘unilateral’ oil explorationFrench President Emanuel Macron announced he would deploy additional ships to the Mediterranean and called on Turkey to halt its unilateral oil exploration in disputed waters, following a call with the Prime Minister of Greece.Aug 12, 2020 20:56World News
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