Turkey’s Milliyet newspaper has accused Alexis Tsipras, Greece’s former leftist prime minister, of engaging in anti-Turkish lobbying efforts in the United States.
The accusation followed a social media post by Tsipras on Friday, in which he said that he had, among other things, criticized Ankara’s opposition to a planned undersea power cable between Greece and Cyprus. He allegedly also voiced concerns about the potential sale of US-made F-35 fighter jets to Turkey during a closed-door discussion hosted by the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC, attended by representatives from various think tanks.
“Greece’s lobbying against Turkey continues behind closed doors, specifically aiming to block [Turkey’s] defense projects,” Milliyet reported.