“In unconformity with diplomatic customs, the Dec. 2, 2014 dated statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry making unacceptable claims about our country and our president, which is undoubtedly dictated by the military junta leadership, is null and void for us,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a written statement, also issued on Dec. 2.
- Erdoğan’s latest salvoes against the Egyptian regime came during a joint press conference on Dec. 1 with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, in which they discussed the situation in Syria.
The Egyptian response described such statements as “ignorant” and “reckless.” “Despite Egypt’s disregard for such reckless comments, Erdoğan’s efforts to comment on Egypt entails ignorance, recklessness, lack of understanding of the realities, and the determination to live in illusions, tied with prioritizing his personal stance and narrow ideology,” the statement read.
In response, Ankara underlined that it will continue to calls on the Egyptian authorities to end human rights violations and make progress toward democratization. Accusing the Egyptian authorities of being “unable to comprehend Turkey’s recommendations” and of having a “guilty conscience,” the statement also slammed the recent Egyptian court ruling that acquitted former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak. Mubarak had been tried over his alleged responsibility for the killing of hundreds of demonstrators in 2012.
[hurriyetdailynews.com]
2/11/14
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Turkish Foreign Ministry dismissed Tuesday Egyptian government’s allegations that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was interfering in the internal affairs of the Arab country.....
ReplyDeleteThe ministry said in a statement that all allegations about Erdogan were unacceptable and did not fit within diplomatic norms.
Turkey has repeatedly called on the Egyptian regime to meet its own people's demands for genuine democracy, equality and freedom.
"However, it is observed that Egypt's pro-coup executives have been asserting unacceptable claims against our country as an indication to their guilty conscience and incapability," the Turkish ministry’s statement said.
The statement also said the Egyptian regime should not get the idea that their inhumane actions in Tahrir Square in 2012, which left thousands of protesters dead and the recent release of former President Hosni Mubarak, who was said to be responsible for the killings, had gone unnoticed..........................http://www.aa.com.tr/en/rss/429632--turkey-egypt-s-statement-on-erdogan-unacceptable
2/12/14