(AFP) With tensions growing and accusations flying between Turkey and the EU over an escalating migrant crisis, the head of NATO has warned Europe it must find a way to work with “important ally” Ankara.
EU members accuse Turkey of unleashing a wave of migrants for political ends, in an increasingly bitter confrontation over a new crisis on the Greek border.
Thousands have gathered on the Turkey-Greece frontier since President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave migrants the green light to leave for Europe last week, as he seeks more support from the international community in Syria.
The drama prompted a bitter tirade against Ankara from French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, who told lawmakers in Paris it was time for a “frank debate” at NATO about whose side Turkey was on.
