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UK's Johnson raises concerns with Turkey's Erdogan over east Med tensions
[THEBAGHDADPOST] British Prime Minister Boris Johnson...pro-Brexit British prime minister, succeeding no-Brexit Theresa May. BoJo is noted as much for his sparkling personality and his hair as for his Conservative policies.... told  ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire...and Greece had agreed to talks, Johnson’s office said in a statement. NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally it was a mutual defense pact directed against an expansionist Soviet Union. In later years it evolved into a mechanism for picking the American pocket while criticizing the cut of the American pants... allies Greece and Turkey, at loggerheads on a range of issues, have agreed to resume exploratory talks over contested maritime claims following weeks of tension, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was beginning a two-day trip to Greece. "The Prime Minister expressed his concern about recent tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean. He stressed the need for calm and welcomed the news that Turkey and Greece have agreed to talks," Johnson’s office said. Posted by: Fred 2020-09-29 |
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