France: Turkey takes aggressive action, we to put record straight during NATO meeting

The French Ministry of Armies announced on Wednesday that a French ship participating in a NATO mission in the Mediterranean was recently subjected to a "very aggressive" action by Turkish boats, condemning a "very dangerous" issue with an Atlantic partner.

17 June, 2020 14:29

News Desk

The ministry explained that the French ship was subjected to three "radar flashes" from one of the Turkish boats, considering that "a very aggressive act that could not be from an ally act towards a ship that belongs to NATO", at a time when defense ministers in NATO countries are holding a meeting Wednesday, via a circle Closed video.

She added, "This issue is very serious in our view (...) We cannot accept that an ally behaves in this manner and do what it has done against a NATO ship under NATO command on a mission to NATO.

And it warned that, during this meeting, Minister of Defense Florence Barley would put "dots on letters" on "the Turkish position in the Libyan conflict."

The ministry explained that "ships that sail between Turkey and the Libyan city of Misurata sometimes, along with Turkish frigates, do not contribute to defusing the crisis." It denounced that Turkish warships "use the Atlantic symbols" to identify themselves during these escort missions.

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