ANKARA: Turkey slammed a statement by European Union Mediterranean states on Friday, saying the comments were biased and “detached from reality,” but added Ankara was still open to unconditional talks with Greece.
NATO members Turkey and Greece have overlapping claims to continental shelves and rights to potential energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean. In a joint statement on Thursday, the seven EU Mediterranean states said the bloc will draw up a list of new sanctions on Turkey at the end of September unless Ankara negotiates to resolve the dispute with Greece and Cyprus.
Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hami Aksoy said in a statement that Greece needed to “unconditionally sit at the negotiating table with Turkey” in order to achieve dialogue and cooperation in the region, adding Athens needed to withdraw its military ships from around Turkey’s Oruc Reis survey vessel in order to de-escalate tensions.
Turkey says EU Mediterranean statement biased, open to talks with Greece
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Turkey says EU Mediterranean statement biased, open to talks with Greece
- Turkey and Greece have overlapping claims to continental shelves and rights to potential energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean
- the seven EU Mediterranean states said the bloc will draw up a list of new sanctions on Turkey
Blasts over Jerusalem after Israel detects missiles fired from Iran: AFP
- Iran army says targeted Israel military bases, security service
JERUSALEM/TEHRAN: Blasts were heard over Jerusalem on Thursday, AFP journalists said, after the Israeli military detected missiles fired from Iran.
“A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel. Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat,” the military posted on Telegram.
Meanwhile, Iran’s army said Thursday it had targeted Israeli military bases and the country’s security service Shin Bet as the war entered its 13th day.
“The Palmachim and Ovda air bases of the Zionist regime as well as the headquarters of Shin Bet were targeted by drones from the Islamic Republic of Iran’s army,” the military said in a statement carried by state television.
