Wayhave a diplomaticcorpsthatisperfectlysuitedtofulfillthismissionontoremindpeoplethereisnobattleagainstFrenchMuslimsbutagainstIslamicterror, a visualcontrolofterrorists.
ThenavytookbackGreeceandCyprusbecauseTurkishvesselsareexploreconductingexplorationwhichisillegitimate, allegednotnotacceptedfromtheEuropeancountriesandthestandingandtheconfrontationweseeatthemomentis a clearsignaloffPresidentMacron, whoconsidershimselfasthespearheadoffEuropeancountries.
But I havetoemphasizewhenitcomestoactionsfromtheEuropeansideagainstTurkey, thenthisunanimousstandingandbackingofftheFrancepositionturnsouttobemuchweakerwell.
ButtherewasclearlyanoppositionfromGermanyfromhungryforothercountrieswhicharemoreconcernedaboutthestabilityofTurkeyandlessconcernedaboutwhethertherewillbe, youknow, likeintherecentdays, a problemintheArabworldwithrespecttotheFrencheconomyandall.
And I havetoemphasizethisputtingaside, uh, withallthewrongbehaviortheTurkishpresidentandtheTurkishgovernment.
WithintheTurkishsocietythereis a clearmajoritywhichisnotgoingtoacceptalsowhatishappening, forexampleinnorthernSyriastandingoffEuropeancountriessupportingtheKurdishmilitia, uh, happeningsineasternMediterraneanthatTurkeyhastoaccept a territorialagreementwhichissimplynotreallyunderstandablefromtheTurksperspective.
So, uh, thereisthenecessityforcooperation, butoneshouldnotonlyreducetheproblemontheTurkishgovernment, thereisalsotheTurkishsocietyon I'm verypessimisticthatstandingoffEuropewillleadto a solutionEconomistevaluationoftheconstantUniversityofAppliedSciences.
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TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdoganand a numberofArabcountrieshavecalledfor a boycottofFrenchgoods.
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