INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
The Italian Ambassador to Ankara was summoned to the Turkish Foreign Ministry following a statement by Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, who called the Turkish President a “dictator” in view of “sofagate”.
Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, AKP deputy chairman Numan Kurtulmus and AKP spokesman Οmer Celik have evidently reacted to Draghi’s statements.
“While EU Council President Michel has stated that this is a problem not deriving from Turkey and was not done intentionally, the statements made by appointed Prime Minister Draghi are inappropriate and unfounded. We condemn these statements and we definitely expect them to be corrected,” Ibrahim Kalin said on his Twitter account.
The Turkish Foreign Minister states on Twitter that “we strongly condemn the appointed Italian Prime Minister Draghi’s unacceptable and populist discourse and his ugly and unrestrained comments about our elected President.”
In a statement on his Twitter account, the deputy chairman of the ruling party, Numan Kurtulmus, said: “We condemn the unfortunate statements made by Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi about our President. Mr. Draghi, we do not vote for dictators. If you want to see a dictator, look at your history, look at Mussolini.”
AKP spokesman Omer Celik also tweeted that “we strongly condemn the inappropriate discourse used by Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi for our honorable President. We condemn these statements which do not reflect the values of Turkish-Italian relations.”
Source: CNA
NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION
Cyprus Issue | Constructive meeting between Holgin – Christodoulidis
A report to the UN Secretary General will be drawn up by Maria Angela Holguin Queillar in the near future, as she announced shortly…
Skopje | President calls her country “Macedonia” – Greek ambassador leaves
The President of Skopje, Gordana Silianovska, during the swearing-in ceremony referred to the country as “Macedonia”…
European Investment Bank | Support for the security and defence industry
The Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) approved an updated definition of dual-use goods and infrastructure eligible…
BAE Systems | Development of next-generation airborne decoy countermeasure
BAE Systems has been selected by the US Navy to develop airborne Dual Band Decoy (DBD). According to the company…
SEKPY | The challenges of the domestic defence industry at DEFEA Conference 2024
The evolving geopolitical landscape and the complex challenges in the security sector, as well as the dynamics of the domestic defence…
DEFEA CONFERENCE 2024 | The greatest Defence Conference in Greece has been successfully concluded – Photos
The greatest International Defence Conference “DEFEA Conference 2024” has been concluded today with absolute success…
EU | 556 firefighters from 12 countries on the frontline across Europe
More than 500 firefighters from 12 countries will be on the frontline in key locations in Europe including Greece, France and…
Germany and Norway | Kongsberg, Diehl and MBDA Deutschland to develop new supersonic strike missile
Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, alongside German companies Diehl Defence and MBDA Deutschland, have joined forces to develop…
Ministry of Defence | Seminar on “Maritime Security Challenges in the European Union: The Case of the Eastern Mediterranean”
The Security and Defence Academy of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Cyprus and the French Institute for Advanced…
0 Comments