German defense minister rejects Turkey complaint over searchBy GEIR MOULSON Associated PressVirginia Mayo FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019 file photo German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp Karrenbauer, front right, arrives for a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Germany's defense minister on Tuesday rejected Turkish complaints over the search of a Turkish freighter in the Mediterranean Sea by a German frigate participating in a European mission, insisting that German sailors behaved correctly. Turkey says the search was “unauthorized and conducted by force” and insisted that its objections prior to the search were ignored. German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer backed the German crew’s actions. In Ankara, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said that Irini was “flawed from the onset.”“It is not based on firm international legal foundations,” Akar said.

Source: Libya Today November 24, 2020 14:00 UTC