Turkish foreign minister criticizes Greece-Cyprus-Israel cooperation

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan connected Monday criticized Greece and Cyprus implicit their practice with Israel, warning it could heighten determination tensions, successful an interrogation with Anadolu quality agency.

“Cooperation betwixt Greece, the ‘Greek Cypriot Administration’ and Israel does not bring much trust, it brings much mistrust. It brings much problems and war,” helium said.

Fidan argued that Athens is pursuing “extremely unsafe policies,” adding: “There are very absorbing aspects successful Greece’s effort to prosecute a benignant of argumentation that nary different state successful Europe follows alone.”

He questioned the rationale down the partnerships, stating: “Neither Greece nor the ‘Greek Cypriot Administration’ request subject practice with Israel. Greece is already a subordinate of NATO, and the ‘Greek Cypriot Administration’ has the support of the EU. What strategic logic could warrant seeking this benignant of practice is something that not adjacent they tin explicate to me.”

The curate besides claimed that Israel “may question to qualify Turkey arsenic a caller adversary aft Iran, arsenic it cannot survive without an enemy.”

Fidan said Israel’s actions successful Lebanon lucifer those successful Gaza and warned that Israeli strikes successful Syria airs a “serious danger” to Turkey. He added that Iran and the United States stay “sincere” successful pursuing a ceasefire contempt nary statement successful Saturday’s Pakistan-mediated talks, but cautioned Israel “could disrupt the bid process.”

On the Strait of Hormuz, helium stressed that subject solutions would beryllium complex: “Our presumption is that it indispensable beryllium reopened done peace.”

Fidan added Turkey should play a “key factor” relation successful shaping Europe’s information model and said NATO allies should use an upcoming Ankara summit to “systematize NATO-US relations.”