Italy: If Greece asked properly, we could have given it to them - Cavusoglu

SOT, Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkish Foreign Minister (Turkish): "We have asked the Greeks about this. What they have done was so wrong. It doesn't fit the diplomatic politeness either. Is it OK to threaten a country? We have said that you should have asked us. Our President told Mitchotakis that 'if you have asked we could gave it to you'. [The deal] is no secret. Is it possible that something passed from our parliament to stay secret? If the text is the not important national security-wise, we could share it as well as Libya shares it. If you call Libya and say, 'I will deport your ambassador if you do not send that document,' Libya might have sent internal problems in these days but Libya is a proud country, it will not bow down. If they would have asked properly, we could have given it to them like Libya would do the same. It also has been published on our website, now everyone knows everything about it." *LOOSE TRANSLATION* *IMPROVED TRANSLATION TO FOLLOW*
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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu commented on the expulsion of Libyan Ambassador to Athens Mohamed Younis A.B. Menfi from Greece, on Friday, during a press conference from Rome, where he is currently participating in the Mediterranean Dialogue Forum.
The decision to expel the Libyan Ambassador was taken after Libya signed an accord with Turkey on November 27, mapping out a maritime boundary between both countries in the Mediterranean, close to the Greek island of Crete. Athens views the accord as an "infringement on its sovereignty" that could complicate its decades-old disputes with Turkey over Cyprus and maritime rights in the Aegean Sea.
According to Greek media sources, Athens has sent military reinforcements to its naval base in Crete.
Mandatory Credit: Turkish Foreign Ministry