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Turkey says Germany has lost impartiality in mediating between Ankara and Athens

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock meet in Istanbul, Turkey, July 29, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday that Germany has recently lost its impartiality in its role as mediator between Turkey and Greece and Cyprus.

"We want Germany to maintain its balanced stance in the issue of east Mediterranean and the Aegean," Cavusoglu said.

"Third countries, including Germany, should not be a tool to provocation and propaganda especially by Greece and Greek Cypriot side."

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock attend a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, July 29, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Speaking at a news conference alongside German counterpart Annalena Baerbock in Istanbul, Cavusoglu said Berlin needs to listen to both sides without prejudice.

(Reporting by Ezgi Erkoyun and Ali Kucukgocmen; Editing by Catherine Evans)

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