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Azerbaijani President said today that he did not rule out the possibility of starting talks with Armenian Prime Minister amid tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh, but said the talks would not be fruitful at this time. He praised Turkey's role in the conflict
>https://archive.is/joMxC

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"I do not rule out this possibility, but under certain conditions. At this stage, I do not think they would be productive, quite the opposite. "The Armenian leadership must finally understand that it is impossible to speak to Azerbaijan using the language of ultimatums, insults and blackmail,"

Aliyev praised Turkey's role in the conflict, saying it prevented third countries from interfering in the ongoing conflict. He added that Turkey "should play an even more important role in our region, including in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh crisis"

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Turkey blames Athens for suspension of 2016 exploratory talks, in which Greece stepped down after Turkey made several unreasonable demands while also demanding that Greece should not be able to impose conditions for the dialogues like it is doing today. Turkey is also demanding the same things as it did in 2016 such as questioning the sovereignty of hundreds of Greek islands and demanding a treaty to "fairly" decide who owns them
>https://archive.is/Iozw8

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A de facto Saudi ban on Turkish goods has hit global fashion brands. Mango, the Spanish retailer, is among the casualties of the escalating tensions between Saudi Arabia and Turkey and might potentially affect other sectors soon
>https://archive.is/NdQ6X

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The Greek Foreign Minister responded to the new Turkish NAVTEX for Oruc Reis near Kastellorizo as a major escalation, says that Greece will not be blackmailed and that Turkey is a threat for the stability in the region
>https://archive.is/LNaCC

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Germany: "It would be ‘unwise’ for Turkey to restart exploration" (seismic surveys)
>https://archive.is/3ryar

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“It would be an unwise move for Turkey to begin exploration in a disputed area again,” a German government spokesman has said according to Reuters.

The comments came a day after Turkey issued a navigational telex saying it would send a survey vessel in the eastern Mediterranean.

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Borrell: "Turkish drilling/surveys in the Mediterranean at the center of foreign ministers' discussions
>https://archive.is/SptUN

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Greece issues counter-Navtex as Oruc Reis leaves port of Attaleia (Antalya)
>https://archive.is/z4MAi

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German Foreign minister canceled his trip to Turkey .Germany sees no meaning in a visit of the German Foreign Minister to Turkey. He states that he will continue his efforts to start a dialogue between Turkey and Greece and Cyprus
>https://archive.is/U7FZ8

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Rebecca Sommer, a German artist and journalist that used to work with NGOs has become a critic of them in the past years and she has left Greece fearing that what she had found out would put her in danger, she describes a mafia-like cooperation between immigrants, NGOs, Companies and other groups
>https://archive.is/mXojg

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New French warning to Turkey about Oruc Reis: "At the European Council on 1 October, we made a clear call to Turkey to refrain from any unilateral action against the interests of the European Union [...] We expect Turkey to honor its commitments, to avoid new challenges and to show its willingness for a dialogue in good faith,"
>https://archive.is/VI78Q

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"At the European Council on 1 October, we made a clear call to Turkey to refrain from any unilateral action against the interests of the European Union and to violate international law and the sovereign rights of the Member States of the Union. "We expect Turkey to honor its commitments, to avoid new challenges and to show its willingness for a dialogue in good faith," von der Mill said

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Turkey: says Greece has no right to oppose Turkish operations 15km from the Turkish coast. Using the same rhetoric that simply by being close to the Turkish coast, everything should belong to them, one of their arguments to claim that they should own Greek islands
>https://archive.is/V4lvP

The Turkish Defense Minister said that the Greeks are provoking and increasing the tensions in the East Med hours before Turkey issued a new NAVTEX for the Seismic Survey ship Oruc Reis extremely close to the Greek island of Kastellorizo
>https://archive.is/V3CGi

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African economic immigrants Covid-positive refuse quarantine and escape en masse from the immigrat camp Villa Angela in Terzigno (Naples).

A manager: "They smashed my car and damaged the structure. We can't go on like this."

Source: https://twitter.com/RadioSavana/status/1315725064529117188

Cypriot president on the Turkish provocations: "Turkey's new challenges should create a crisis of appreciation on the part of Europeans who still believe that with stupidity there will be a retreat of Turkish provocation."
>https://archive.is/WXslv

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A statement from the Turkish Defense Ministry said that Azerbaijan would not wait another 30 years for a solution to the conflict and that Turkey supported the attack launched by Azerbaijan "to retake the occupied territories"
>https://archive.is/uO0X1

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Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar told his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu during a telephone conversation between the two ministers today that the Armenian military should withdraw immediately from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan and seize the occupied territories. civilians, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced

A statement from the Turkish Defense Ministry said that Azerbaijan would not wait another 30 years for a solution to the conflict and that Turkey supported the attack launched by Azerbaijan "to retake the occupied territories".

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Borrell: Turkey's behavior is "sad" - It leads to escalation
>https://archive.is/FtKPJ

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Erdogan had a call with European Council President, and he said he was waiting for clear steps to convene an international conference on the East Med, also claimed that Turkey's approach in the East Med is in good faith and urged him that the EU has to meet its obligations. He also said that "Greece is increasing tensions"
>https://archive.is/7HRUb

Haven't posted anything today because I'm a bit busy, will try later today

Samos: Immigrants licked food in supermarkets and laugh
>https://archive.is/yz4eO

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Turkish FM was extremely irritated with the Swedish FM when she said Turkey is violating the rights of Cyprus by conducting operations inside their EEZ and and about Syria, to which he responded angrily on live tv
>https://archive.is/5FVrT

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In particular, the Swedish Foreign Minister said: "We warn and urge Turkey to withdraw from Syria", to receive the angry - on the verge of delirium response of the Turkish FM. "You try to teach international law and human rights in Turkey (...) but you use two meters, two weights. Do you want us to withdraw from Syria, by what jurisdiction? "

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