A
NATO investigation into a naval standoff between French and
Turkish ships in June has been rated too sensitive to discuss in public and does not apportion blame, as
Paris and Ankara wage a war of words,
diplomats have told Reuters.
On June 10, a French frigate on a NATO mission tried to inspect a Tanzanian-flagged cargo ship suspected of smuggling arms to Libya.
France says the frigate was harassed by Turkish navy vessels escorting the cargo ship, and accuses
Turkey of
BREAKING a U.N. arms embargo.