The French Ministry of the Armed Forces denounced on Wednesday a "very serious" affair, a French ship participating in a NATO mission in the Mediterranean having been subjected, according to him, to an "extremely aggressive" maneuver on the part of Turkish frigates.

A French ship participating in a NATO mission in the Mediterranean has recently been the subject of an "extremely aggressive" maneuver by Turkish frigates, the French Ministry of the Armies revealed on Wednesday, denouncing a "very serious" case. involving an Alliance partner.

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Three "radar lights"

While seeking to identify a freighter suspected of transporting weapons to Libya, the building was the subject of three "radar illuminations" from one of the Turkish ships, "an extremely aggressive act which cannot be the act of an ally vis-à-vis a NATO ship ", we comment to the Ministry of the Armed Forces, while a meeting of Defense Ministers of the Atlantic Alliance is to be held this Wednesday .