France says Turkey's 'soothing declarations' not good enough | THE DAILY STAR

France said Sunday it expects Turkey to de-escalate international tension with actions instead of words ahead of an EU decision on possible further sanctions against Ankara.

Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told French media that it would be "easy" for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to defuse standoffs in the eastern Mediterranean, in Libya and in Nagorno-Karabakh.

"The soothing declarations by Erdogan that we've seen over the past two or three days are not enough, we need acts," he said.