Libya, tension in the Mediterranean between France and Turkey: Paris withdraws from NATO naval operation

The allies they must “solemnly reiterate their adhesion” to the arms embargo on the Libya. Until then the France has decided to “temporarily” suspend its participation in the naval operation Sea Guardian of NATO in the Mediterranean Sea, due to tensions with the Turkey, ally of al-Sarraj, which with the Russia – sided with Haftar – acquired a dominant position in the crisis in Libya.

Diplomatic clashes between the two countries, which accuse each other of playing “a dangerous game”, have intensified in recent weeks, with Paris who pointed his finger at Ankara for the repeated violations of the embargo Him-her-it – however also reported by Germany – and accused the government Turkish to be an obstacle to reaching a ceasefire in Libya. Paris he also called for a crisis mechanism that would prevent a recurrence of an accident between Turkish warships and a French vessel in the Mediterraneo, episode on which the Then.

In recent days Emmanuel Macron he accused Ankara to have “a historical and criminal responsibility”, while “claiming to be part of the Then“In a” moment of indispensable clarification of Turkish politics in Libya, which is unacceptable to us. ” Words spoken at a press conference after a meeting on June 29 with Angela Merkel, denouncing once again the “increased” military presence of Ankara in Libya and to have “massively sent fighters jihadists from Syria“.

In front of the accusations the Turkey she did not remain silent and by the voice of the Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu skewered the French president. “He can’t drive” his country, he said Cavusoglu, and “does nothing but pursue its interests with a destructive mentality”, seeking “to strengthen the presence of the Russia“Despite being a member of the Then.