The envoys of the European Union, Italy and Germany in the Turkish capital Ankara were summoned to the country’s Foreign Ministry on Monday in the wake of a controversial search of a Turkish-flagged ship by a EU naval mission a day earlier.
TURKEY DECRIED THE ACT
Deputy Foreign Minister Onal summoned the ambassadors of the EU and Italy as well as the German charge d’affaires, as the ambassador is away, said a ministry statement.
Greek-led EU naval mission illegally searches Turkish ship WATCH
Turkey gave them a diplomatic note on Sunday’s search of the MV Roseline A cargo ship under Operation Irini, a European mission launched earlier this year to enforce the UN arms embargo on the war-torn North African country of Libya.
The note said “the incident is against international law and that our rights to compensation are reserved,” said the ministry.
Earlier Monday the ministry decried Sunday’s illegal search by a German frigate.