Greek and French warships, fighters and helicopters swept the sea area from Cyprus to the eastern tip of Crete, part of which includes the illegal Turkish NAVTEX.

Greece and France will conduct a major air and naval exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean, and it seems it has already taking place. According to reliable information, this was decided in the telephone communication that the Minister of Defense Nikos Panagiotopoulos had with the French counterpart of Florence Parley. It is unclear at this time whether the Republic of Cyprus will participate in the exercise. 

French President Emmanuel Macron wrote on his twitter account about his decision to bolster French military presence in the Eastern Mediterranean and did so in Greek (!).