EU warns of imposing fresh sanctions on Turkey over Mediterranean crisis

European Union on August 28 reportedly said that Turkey could face fresh sanctions that would include tough ecomic measures. se sanctions will be imposed if Turkey fails to work on increasing tensions with Greece and Cyprus in eastern Mediterranean. Josep Borrell, EU diplomatic chief reportedly said that y want to give "a serious chance to dialogue”. However, y are in support of member states Greece and Cyprus during this crisis. 

EU warns about imposing more sanctions on Turkey 

dispute in eastern Mediterranean stems from fact that Greece believes that small Greek islands that are located near Turkey’s coasts should t be taken into account when deciding maritime boundaries, this claim h been vehemently disputed by Turkey. Turkey has repeatedly accused Greece of trying to take a larger than its appropriate share of resources present in eastern Mediterranean. As per reports, foreign ministers from EU nations were believed to debate about possible sanctions that would persue Turkey to make compromises regarding its claim to energy reserves in eastern Mediterranean.

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Reports suggest that EU foreign ministers agreed to a sanction from Cyprus that involved more individuals for ir role in Turkey's drilling in waters claimed by island. Josep Borrell, European Union Minister for Foreign Affairs reportedly said that he h urged Ankara to "abstain from unilateral actions" as a basic condition to allow dialogue. He furr ded that y might extend sanctions to ships or or assets involved in drilling. 

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According to reports, French President Emmanuel Macron has asked European Union to show unanimity with  Greece and Cyprus in dispute over natural gas reserves. Macron has repeatedly demanded sanction from EU against Turkey. However, two NATO allies came face to face in month of June after a French warship attempted to inspect a Turkish vessel as part of a UN arms embargo for Libya. Talking about Turkey’s action, Macron reportedly said that he does t consider Turkey’s strategy to be a strategy of a NATO ally. 

Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hami Aksoy reportedly said that whenever Turkey makes an attempt to initiate a dialogue, EU comes up with new sanctions and this will t help in solving existing problems. He ded that this will push country’s determination. He emphasised that EU should act without bias if y want to come up with a solution in eastern Mediterranean. 

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(Im Credits: AP)