Posted on 06/01/2022 6:56:26 AM PDT by McGruff
Turkey will no longer hold high-level talks with neighboring Greece, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday amid rising tensions between the traditional rivals.
Ankara resumed negotiations with Athens last year following a five-year break to address differences over a range of issues such as mineral exploration in the eastern Mediterranean and rival claims in the Aegean Sea.
“We broke off our high-level strategy council meetings with Greece,” Erdogan told a meeting of his party’s lawmakers in Ankara, adding: “Don’t you learn any lessons from history? Don’t try to dance with Turkey.”
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Erdogan’s pivot on the talks appeared to have been triggered last week when he signaled his displeasure at comments made by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during a trip to the U.S.
Erdogan said Mitsotakis “no longer exists” for him after accusing the Greek leader of trying to block Turkey’s acquisition of F-16 fighter planes.
That's good advice.
muzz slimes cannot be reconciled into Western Civilization.
I want to dance with “Turkey”, sending “Turkey” right back to their homeland - Turkmenistan, and restore Anatolia to it’s historic position in western society. /sarc
I find the turkeys I’ve been buying lately are very greasy.
Sorry. Had to.
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