Cyprus is annoyed at being caught up in tensions between Israel and Turkey, blaming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for stirring the waters to boost his domestic popularity with remarks targeting Ankara during a summit in Jerusalem, a Cypriot newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Cyprus, Greece and Israel held their 10th trilateral meeting last week, just days after signing a new military-planning agreement with each other.
“There is discomfort in Nicosia, indeed, annoyance, over the way Israel is attempting to exploit what was agreed upon, guided exclusively by its own political, diplomatic, and geostrategic interests,” Politis, one of Cyprus’s main newspapers, reported.
The newspaper added that even though there are no official statements, the issue was being handled "delicately" at a diplomatic level.
“At a time of heightened tension between Israel and Turkey, with threats from both sides, including military operations, the Netanyahu government is attempting to involve Cyprus and Greece,” the paper said.
