Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attacked his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, calling him “
ambitious incapable
” because of his firm support for Greece in the crisis between Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean.
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During a video conference with the local leaders of his party, the Turkish president justified his strong foreign policy and particularly attacked the French head of state who has recently increased criticism against him.
“
Why is Turkey in Syria, Libya, the Eastern Mediterranean, some ask.
(...) If Turkey gives up everything, could France get rid of the disorder that the ambitious incompetent who leads it and embrace a policy of common sense?
», He affirmed.
Relations between Paris and Ankara have deteriorated considerably in recent weeks due to France's support for Greece in the conflict between it and Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean.
Turkey is claiming the right to exploit hydrocarbon deposits in a maritime area that Athens considers to be under its sovereignty.
The two countries have shown their muscles with martial declarations, military maneuvers and shipments to the area.
France has clearly shown its support for Greece by deploying warships and fighter jets in the region, an initiative strongly denounced by the Turkish president.
The tone between the two countries rose last week when the French head of state declared that "
the Turkish people who are a great people deserve something else
", in an apparent allusion to the actions of the Turkish government and their consequences.
Mr. Erdogan also accused Thursday the countries of the region and the European Union to set "
the traps
" towards Turkey and to have their own "
calculations
" concerning the region.
“
With the support of our nation, we will continue to do what is good, just and beneficial for our country,
” he said.
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