"Our Mediterranean today has become a theater of conflicts that continue in Syria and Libya ... the region is trying to destabilize historical powers guided by hegemonic motives," TASS quotes him.

Macron expressed concern over the role of Turkey and Russia in the region.

“In this context, it is our responsibility as the countries of the region to find ways and means to pursue constructive policies in the Mediterranean and establish stability in the region,” he said.

At the end of August, Turkey announced the interception of Greek fighters over the Mediterranean.

Macron and his American counterpart Donald Trump have expressed concern about tensions between Greece and Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean.

At the end of June, Macron announced "Turkey's dangerous game" in Libya.