Donald Tusk said his presence in the war-divided Cypriot capital is a demonstration of the European Union’s “full solidarity” with member-state Cyprus.
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu issued his own warning last week that his country would step up drilling activities off Cyprus if the EU forged ahead with its actions.
Ryan Zinke exits Washington chased by ethics investigations but insists he'll be exonerated and says he's lived up to the conservation ideals of Theodore Roosevelt.
The country is asserting itself in the east Mediterranean to signal that it won't be left out of a potential offshore gas bonanza as neighboring Cyprus is poised to renew exploratory drilling off its southern shores.