French President Emmanuel Macron and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan had held a phone call on Tuesday. It is considered their first conversation in months following a standoff between the two NATO allies over mounting tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.
During the phone call, Erdogan emphasized the need for using diplomatic opportunities to de-escalate the situation and achieve sustainable negotiations, according to the Turkish presidency.
On his part, Macron urged Turkey to fully respect the sovereignty of European Union member states as well as international law and to refrain from any further unilateral action which could provoke tensions.
Moreover, the two leaders had agreed to keep in contact.
It is worth mentioning that, ties between the EU and Turkey are badly strained on a number of issues, including exploration for hydrocarbons in the Eastern Mediterranean, where Ankara has been at loggerheads with EU member states Cyprus and Greece, according to Reuters.
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