French Undersecretary of State for European Affairs: "The European Union must remain firm with Turkey, and that could mean sanctions", "In the short term, there must be signs of determination". "We will see if there will be sanctions"
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Today's meeting of the EU summit is set to be one of the most divisive in recent years, with many countries completely opposing each other's positions, including France and Germany

Full list of updates here and here

A few hours away from the EU Foreign Council meeting, the Turkish Foreign Minister is once again focusing on the Greek island of Kastellorizo, during a teleconference, he said that Kastellorizo and other Greek islands must be demilitarized immediately
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European Council meeting gets under way and Turkey seems to be one of the most important topics to be dealt with
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Turkish FM once again makes provocative statements, talks about Greece's "Maximalist positions" such as the Seville Charter
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Professor Mehmet Efet Çaman, PhD in Political Science: "DNA tests are banned in Turkey. Turkish government doesn’t open Ottoman ancestral archive records to keep the image of an ethnically homogeneous nation"
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Full list of updates here and here

(unrelated) Azerbaijani president made a statement after Armenia published maps with Turkish F-16s operating in what seem to be bombings against Armenia. The statement was that if Armenians want to live in peace, they should turn against their government and not send troops against Azerbaijani forces
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Greek PM to meet with Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen ahead of today's summit, most likely to discuss the sanctions against Turkey and the numerous examples that Turkey is not trying to de-escalate
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Full list of updates here and here

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday has expressed concern about Turkey allegedly sending Syrian mercenaries to support Azerbaijan.

Macron’s office said in a statement Thursday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the issue in a phone call Wednesday night, and both “share concern about the sending of Syrian mercenaries by Turkey to Nagorno-Karabakh.” Macron’s office did not provide further information about the mercenaries.

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday expressed concerns over reports about “militants from illegal armed groups, in particular from Syria, Libya” being sent to the conflict zone in Nagorno-Karabakh.

The ministry didn’t provide further details, but in a statement urged the “leadership of the states concerned to take effective measures to prevent the use of foreign terrorists and mercenaries in the conflict.”

https://apnews.com/article/turkey-russia-emmanuel-macron-azerbaijan-france-17bf79cf45a29826997ea19300cf2abb

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Turkey's President Erdogan rules out ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabagh conflict, says US, Russia and France ignored the problem for 30 years and claims time has come for Azerbaijan to take care of this.
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Video from news channel: Two Pakistanis raped a 20-year-old girl in Thessaloniki. They had a car which probably means they have asylum status. The locals also say that they dont allow children to play outside
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Cypriot agency says that the European Council summit today has resolutions regarding Belarus, the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, the use of chemical weapons against Navalny, China and a framework for EU relations but nothing about Turkey so far
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Erdogan: "We want to resolve the differences in the Eastern Mediterranean, but the ill-educated European Union, Greece and the Greek Cypriot side are holding us captive"
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Greece finds draft of EU summit conclusions unacceptable
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EU Summit: Which countries support Greece and Cyprus and which support Turkey
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Officials from Greece, Cyprus, France, Germany meeting with EU’s Michel and von der Leyen in a bid to reach compromise over EU Council conclusions regarding Turkey after no agreement was reached on the sanctions regarding either Belarus or Turkey
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Merkel: "I would say that our relationship with Turkey is naturally complex and that the European Union is very interested to develop a truly constructive relationship with Turkey 'Despite all the difficulties'"
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Macron at European Council Summit: "Solidarity with Greece and Cyprus is non-negotiable"
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Merkel said "NO" to the sanctions against Turkey: "It is in the interest of the EU, to develop a really constructive relationship with Turkey"
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Austrian Chancellor urges EU sanctions against Turkey
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The meeting between France, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Charles Michael and Von Der Leyen has ended. A new draft has been submitted for approval and talks about it will continue tomorrow, so far the draft has a paragraph condemning Turkey's actions but not the word "Sanctions"
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According to information, Greece insisted that the reference to a future dialogue with Turkey should be balanced with a reference to sanctions in case the de-escalation proves to be false

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Chancellor Merkel does not want any reference to sanctions, citing, among other things, the agreement announced earlier on a deconfliction mechanism between Athens and Ankara under the auspices of NATO

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According to reports, a new draft of conclusions improved in terms of Turkey has been submitted. According to Politico , there is a paragraph in the new draft that includes harsh descriptions of Turkey, but does not mention the word "sanctions" anywhere.
In fact, a Cypriot official said that talks on Turkey and the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean will continue tomorrow, Friday

During a speech today, at the Turkish Parliament, Erdogan said: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and other anti-Turkey Gulf states will likely be wiped out from the face of earth.
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