On Saturday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. is ‘deeply concerned’ with Turkey’s conduct in the Mediterranean region, calling for a diplomatic response to the ongoing situation.
Disputes over gas deposits in the eastern Mediterranean’s maritime areas combined with vicious political rivalries between Turkey and Greece have in recent months.
These disputes have prompted many to fear that a direct military confrontation between the two countries will take place.
Pompeo said in a short trip to Cyprus on Saturday:
“Countries in the region need to resolve disagreements including on security and energy resource and maritime issues diplomatically and peacefully,”
“Increased military tensions help no one but adversaries who would like to see division in transatlantic unity,”
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