Turkey slams EU comments on eastern Mediterranean as biased and 'detached from reality,' says its open to unconditional talks with Greece
Turkey's Foreign Ministry says Greece needs to"unconditionally sit at the negotiating table with Turkey" in order to achieve dialogue and cooperation in the region.
Leaders of seven southern European countries on Thursday urged Turkey to end “unilateral and illegal activities” in the eastern Mediterranean and resume dialogue to ease tensions in the region. Leaders warned that “in absence of progress in engaging Turkey into a dialogue and unless it ends its unilateral activities, the EU is ready to develop a list of further restrictive measures" at a summit later this month.
A joint military exercise by the forces of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is being successfully carried out, according to Turkey's National Defence Ministry. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday he will visit Cyprus to seek a peaceful solution to the tension. The dispute "has to be resolved in a way that's diplomatic and peaceful," Pompeo told reporters on his plane.
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