Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has voiced concern over the growing military cooperation among Israel, Greece, and Cyprus. Speaking on Sunday at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in southern Turkey, Fidan said that Muslim countries in the region are worried about the emerging alliance. His remarks were reported by Middle East Eye.

Fidan noted that Greece, despite being a NATO member, has joined this trilateral partnership. He stated that no assurances have been given that the alliance is not directed against Turkey. He also referred to comments made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a tripartite summit in Israel last year, attended by the Greek prime minister and the Cypriot president, which he said heightened regional concerns.

Netanyahu had declared in December that those seeking to reestablish empires or dominate Israeli lands should abandon such ambitions, a statement widely interpreted as aimed at Turkey.