BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - The European Parliament urged the EU on Thursday to impose sanctions on Turkey after President Tayyip Erdogan this month paid a visit to the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north of Cyprus.
With 631 votes in favour, three against and 59 abstentions, the parliament agreed a non-binding resolution in support of EU member Cyprus urging EU leaders to “take action and impose tough sanctions in response to Turkey’s illegal actions”.
The resolution is likely to bolster support for France’s push for EU sanctions on Turkey next month, following through on a threat made by the bloc in October over a dispute between Ankara and EU members Greece and Cyprus over natural gas rights.
The parliament resolution called Turkey’s gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean “illegal”, a charge Ankara rejects.
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Update #1: France leads push for EU sanctions on Turkey (Al Jazeera)
WNU Editor: Bottom line. Turkey does not have any allies in Europe. I also do not expect U.S. - Turkey relations to improve under a Biden Administration .... Past friction between Biden and Erdoğan foreshadows future tensions (Axios).
