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French foreign minister: Turkey and France have a ‘verbal cease-fire’

Jean-Yves Le Drian told a French TV station there is still a long way to go to improve Turkey-France relations, mentioning Syria, Libya and the eastern Mediterranean. The French and Turkish presidents had a cordial meeting earlier this week.
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France’s top diplomat said there is a “verbal cease-fire” between France and Turkey in an interview with French television Friday. He added that there is still work to be done to bridge the divide between the two countries on regional issues following a meeting between their heads of state. 

“There is some sort of verbal cease-fire,” Jean-Yves Le Drian told BFM TV. “The verbal cease-fire doesn’t mean action, and we’re waiting for actions to be taken from Turkey on sensitive issues, be it in the eastern Mediterranean, and especially in Libya and Syria.” 

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