Greece accuses France

Athens - Greece's Foreign minister accused France In an interview with Mr Pangalos told the Greek daily Eleftherotypia,

Athens - Greece's Foreign minister accused France In an interview with Mr Pangalos told the Greek daily Eleftherotypia,

French policy towards Turkey was "inexplicable" from a political standpoint and was being driven by people with other interests.

France infuriated Greece in December when it sought to delay EU membership negotiations with Cyprus, Greece's closest ally, until a solution was found to end the 24-year division of the island's Greek and Turkish communities.

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