No More Talk, Cyprus Wants EU Sanctions Over Turkish Drilling

13-7-2019 Around The Web The National Herald Cool

No More Talk, Cyprus Wants EU Sanctions Over...

NICOSIA – Unsatisfied with softer sanctions being discussed by the European Union over Turkish drilling for energy offshore in Cypriot sovereign waters, the government of President Nicos Anastasiades wants the bloc’s leaders to get tougher.

After several EU press releases – along with those from the United States supporting Cyprus and condemning Turkey – were ignored by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Anastasiades’ government is pushing for sanctions with teeth.

According to a draft statement by the European Council, with...

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No More Talk, Cyprus Wants EU Sanctions Over Turkish Drilling

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