The European Commission has lashed out at Turkey, which has excluded Cyprus from preparatory meetings ahead of this year’s UN Climate Change Conference, calling Ankara’s stance “unacceptable”.

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are asking Secretary of State Marco Rubio to clarify whether public statements made by the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack, reflect the official position of the American government.

Turkey expressed its dissatisfaction on Thursday morning over the discussions and announcements made a few days ago in Athens between Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Emmanuel Macron during the French president’s visit. In a statement, the Turkish Ministry of Defense referred to remarks by European leaders that “target Ankara,” adding that such statements are not in line with the principles of alliance and solidarity.