⚠️ JUST NOW 🛑

🇨🇵👳🏾‍♂️ 200 TERRORISTS RELEASED TO SAVE A 75 YEARS OLD HUMANITARIAN WORKER HELD AS HOSTAGE IN MALI

👵🏻 A few minutes ago, France confirmed the release of Sophie Pétronin.

✊🏾 The 75-year-old humanitarian had been captured by a group linked to Al Qaeda in Mali. She was in Mali to help the black population.

💣 More than 200 Islamist terrorists were released in exchange for the hostage.

📌 This strategy of liberating terrorists is often criticized by some people. But this is a marketing success for Macron : the last French hostage detained in the world was released.

🔗 Source : Midi Libre (MSM)

Turkish seismic survey ship Barbaros was also withdrawn a few days after the Turkish drillship Yavuz, both operating inside Cypriot EEZ. Such actions seem to have been taken to compensate for the numerous calls for de-escalation after Turkey made several provocative statements and reopened part of Varosia in Cyprus, violating 2 UN Security Council resolutions
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Trump sent a letter to the US congress, denouncing Turkey's actions in Syria and stating that the Turkish government poses a threat for the stability of the entire region
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Turkish Parliament Speaker: US involvement in the Eastern Mediterranean does not serve the quest for peace and stability in the region
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German Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "We are pleased that both sides have announced that there is a willingness to reopen a bilateral communication channel [...] Our goal is all the contentious issues in the Mediterranean to be discussed there"
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Turkish Presidency Spokesman: "We will not achieve a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh without Armenia's withdrawal"
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Turkish provocation of reopening part of Varosia might be added to the the EU Council of Foreign Ministers meeting that will happen on monday says EU source, "moves by Turkey like the one in Varosia do not help, There is a need for steady de-escalation moves"
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After the assistant to the Azerbaijani president denied the presence of Turkish F-16 jets in the country, CNN confronted the Azeri president about the satelite images showing 2 F-16s in Azerbaijan, he then confirmed that the jets are in azerbaijan but he denied that the jets are even flying
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Erdogan critics profiled by Turkish Embassy in Oslo included in terrorism indictment in Turkey
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Facebook has removed more than 1,000 accounts and close to 8,000 pages connected to Azerbaijan's ruling party. This comes wWeeks after the firing of an internal whistleblower who called for Facebook to crack down on a massive network of fake activity
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U.S Secretary of State Mike pompeo lamented the Turkish attitude and said that "bullying and coercion" is no way to settle disputes and said that Turkey should reconsider the procurement of the S-400 systems and that Turkey should withdraw from it
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U.S Senators have sent a letter to Trump, asking him to contact Erdogan and try to reverse the reopening of the Varosia region (in the Cypriot city of Farmagusta), they also said that the US must lead the UN initiative to solve the issue in Cyprus and implement the resolutions 550 and 789 of the UN Security Council
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» Letter

" Dear President

With this letter we want to express our deep concern about the intention to open the beach of Varosia in Cyprus in violation of United Nations resolutions and the long-term policy of our country.

We urge you to contact President Erdogan directly to reverse this decision. We also encourage you to work through the SA. to ensure the implementation of the existing resolutions of the Varos Agency.

Through his actions in Varosha and his support for Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, President Erdogan is working feverishly to change the situation on the ground while the West is busy with other events. The United States must reverse this situation and make it clear that we have a strong interest in events throughout the region. This starts with your involvement and the involvement of the Foreign Minister.

We support a return to dialogue after months of tension in Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean, but Erdogan's move to Varos seriously calls into question Turkey's genuine diplomatic commitment.

In cooperation with the EU the United States must take the lead in condemning these acts. The United States must also lead UN initiatives to implement the resolutions on Varos, including Resolution 550 of 1984 calling for the transfer of control of the city to the UN and 789 of 1992. Without such strong messages from the United Nations Turkey will feel empowered to take further steps that will permanently damage hopes for a bi-communal bi-zonal federation.

We understand that you have a close relationship with President Erdogan and that you communicate with him often. We support cooperation with foreign leaders if it promotes US interests.

Please work with a sense of urgency and use your friendship with President Erdogan to ask him to comply with the SA resolutions. to stop undermining the prospects for reunification negotiations "


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