French President Emmanuel Macron said his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan is pursuing an “expansionist policy” that “mixes nationalism and Islam” that is not only “incompatible with European interests”, but is the opposite. “Europe’s destabilizing factor,” he said in an interview with Paris Match magazine published today.
“Europe needs to see the facts and take responsibility,” Macron said, according to Greek City Times. “I am not in favor of escalation. But on the other hand, I do not believe in weak diplomacy. We have sent a message that European solidarity makes sense,” said the French head of state, who is due to receive German Chancellor Angela Merkel today at the Fort de Brégançon, in southeastern France, the French presidents’ summer residence.
Erdogan called the actions by countries resisting Turkey’s aggressive Mediterranean policy as “piracy” on Wednesday. This comes as unilateral hydrocarbon exploration by Ankara has escalated tensions,...
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