(ANSA-AFP) - ANKARA, DEC 11 - Turkey on Friday dismissed as
"biased" and "unlawful" an EU move to draw up a list of Turkish
targets for sanctions in response to Ankara's drilling
activities in the Mediterranean. Turkey is at loggerheads with
EU members Greece and Cyprus over energy resources in the
eastern Mediterranean. Ankara has been challenging Athens over
maritime territory in the region by repeatedly sending a gas
exploration vessel into disputed waters. "We reject the biased
and unlawful attitude which had to be inserted into the December
10 EU summit conclusions after the pressure of solidarity and
veto," the foreign ministry said in a statement. After the
marathon summit on Thursday, the bloc decided to draw up a list
of Turkish targets for sanctions. France, Greece, and Cyprus are
pushing for action against Turkey, but other EU nations
including Germany, Italy and Poland oppose slapping broad
sanctions or an embargo on a fellow NATO member. (ANSA-AFP).
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