Incident with Turkey prompts France to withdraw from naval exercise

Image credits: A Turkish drilling vessel; natural gas is part of Turkey's relatonshp with Libya

France has informed NATO that it is suspending its involvement in a naval operation in the Mediterranean after the results of a probe into an incident between French and Turkish warships, an official at the Armed Forces ministry said on Wednesday.

The official said in a letter to NATO’s Secretary-General that France had made four demands to clarify the role of the Sea Guardian operation, including its cooperation with an EU mission that is enforcing a U.N. arms embargo to Libya.

Soure: Reuters

 

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